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I don't have the knowledge that you do on this topic, so I'll come at the problem from a slightly different angle. I wonder how much the current view of home ownership as investment has shifted laws and behaviors. When I was a kid, I don't remember that being part of the calculus: home was shelter, both physical and psychological. Now it seems like nearly everyone treats home ownership as a form of ATM and an investment that must increase in value, no matter what market forces are doing.

More on topic: I keep up with news in Bellingham WA, where we used to live. It's been trying various things to help ease its housing crisis. A tiny home village is looking for a new site to move to: https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article274554301.html How can that happen?!

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