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Short answer: banks infinite money creation glitch (credit creation) inflated the prices of everything, but especially houses because it’s seen as a safe investment. Solving the housing market is pretty simply: make it a depreciated asset, never an investment one, or better, end banks credit creation aka money creation out of thin air. Any other solution will never fix the issue.


Nail on the head. Housing can be affordable or it can be a good investment. The two functions are incompatible.




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