I don't think people are choosing to pay a premium in favor of lower density. Incumbent land holders using local zoning laws to prevent density to maintain their wealth.
Also using the phrase overpopulated ant farms isn't useful or accurate.
Also using the phrase overpopulated ant farms isn't useful or accurate.
And they have an alliance of convenience with "anti-gentrification" activists who reject basic economics. Hopefully results like this will make some of them reconsider.