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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by downrightmike on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @07:59PM (#30368237)
Why chop down 100 trees for $1/tree when you can chop down one tree at $100/tree?
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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by bigyikes on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @10:29PM (#30369230)
The question is, why can you chop down one tree at $100/tree?
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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by downrightmike on Friday February 18, 2022 @08:04PM (#30393414)
You guys missed the point. They constrain supply and drive up prices.
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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by alar44 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @12:44AM (#30369929)
Because it's a 0 effort renewable resource.
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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by Thorrez on Thursday February 17, 2022 @02:03AM (#30370311)
The question is why is the sale price $100. If it's 0 effort, you would think it would be cheaper.
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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by michaelt on Thursday February 17, 2022 @05:03AM (#30371405)
Imagine my great-grandfather planted a seed 150 years ago for $0, then we did nothing but wait for 150 years, then I chop it down and get $100 of lumber.

But you can't enter the market and compete with me, because you don't have the right grandfather.

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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by Rd6n6 on Thursday February 17, 2022 @08:36AM (#30372865)
Property values in Canada are quite high. That free free squatted on non-free land for 150 years before you got to chop it down. How many dollars per year did the land cost for those 150 years?

Just saying that the free tree isn’t free

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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by rmah on Friday February 18, 2022 @06:12PM (#30392447)
Marx's labor theory of value is wrong.
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