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Re:Solving the housing crisis requires fighting monopolies i... by imtringued on Sunday June 05, 2022 @05:47AM (#31629444)
No, because the only monopolies in real estate are land and maybe grandfathered construction that would be illegal to build today.

The construction industry might be considered a cartel though if they coordinate behind the scenes.

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Re:Solving the housing crisis requires fighting monopolies i... by lazide on Sunday June 05, 2022 @12:28PM (#31632413)
Knowing and working with a large number of custom home builders, a single ‘cartel’ is as far from the on the ground reality as you’re likely to get.

In some areas, maybe more like ‘collection of competing cartels that hate each other’.

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