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The cost of housing is only closely coupled to the cost of land to the extent you haven’t the technology to fit more units on the same lot. The value of land should continue increasing indefinitely as it’s a function of local amenity. Who benefits from the value of land is a deep question.


> The value of land should continue increasing indefinitely as it’s a function of local amenity.

Decrease in buying population and/or decrease in incomes of the buying population would result in lower prices.


High local incomes are an amenity included in the price of land.


Or the political capital to get the zoning change approved to build more lots.




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