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The problem is that most people making the decisions own one or more units. If they decided to build more housing, the value of their investments would decline.

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I'm not sure this is true - the value of their land would skyrocket if rezoned for a more productive use.

Instead of selling one $6M mansion, they could sell a multi-unit building with $30M worth of condos though.

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