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I think the private sector (for the most part) does a good job on delivering new housing, and are largely limited by local rules such as zoning and set-asides.

The only real criticism of them IMO is that they're cyclical with the economy. They tend to build during good times, but the most cost-effective time to build housing is during bad times (now) because construction costs are also low.



Not the only criticism. How about the fact that there are incentives to hoard more housing units than one can use while others have none?


I think this should be a criticism of laws that create those incentives, and not a criticism of companies doing what they are incentivized to do.




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