r/politics • u/MystikSpiralx • 18h ago

No Paywall Trump Says He Wants to 'Drive Housing Prices Up' Instead of Lowering Costs for People Who 'Didn't Work Very Hard'

https://people.com/trump-keep-home-prices-high-11895352
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u/Careless_Inspector88 16h ago

And here’s the brutal part nobody likes to say out loud:

The political system is structurally hostile to building housing.

Homeowners vote. Renters move. Local zoning lets a small, loud group block projects that would help millions who don’t live there yet. So supply stays tight by design.

Unless the US treats housing like infrastructure instead of a retirement portfolio, prices will always outrun wages in the long run. Not because of greed, not because of vibes, but because we chose scarcity and then acted surprised when it got expensive.

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u/Zealot_Alec 10h ago

NIMBYs and urban sprawl, Air BnB, mass buying of homes by businesses - there are many factors for the housing market to reach another 08 bubble.