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Re:Ask HN: Do 'economic drainage basins' exist? by RedBeetDeadpool on Friday March 18, 2022 @04:45PM (#30727296)
> unsustainable societally for housing prices to continue to rise long-term

Housing supply is rising slower than the supply of dollars.

Simple supply and demand, you should expect housing prices to continue to rise long-term and it shouldn't be a surprise, nor should it be considered unsustainable if the supply of dollars continue to increase at this rate.

Re:Ask HN: Do 'economic drainage basins' exist? by jka on Friday March 18, 2022 @05:35PM (#30727858)
If, on aggregate, each person's financial inlay over life remains in balance with those increased costs of purchase: then what you say is fair.