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Re:Denver rent is back to 2022 prices after 20k new units hi... by caseyohara on Thursday July 31, 2025 @07:16PM (#44751294)
> A 5% increase in supply annually indefinitely would crash the housing market there

Only if population is held constant.

Housing supply is inelastic, but housing demand is somewhat elastic. As seen in Denver, an increase in housing supply would decrease prices. But those lower prices will increase demand from people that want to live in Denver but previously couldn’t afford it.

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Re:Denver rent is back to 2022 prices after 20k new units hi... by mattmaroon on Thursday July 31, 2025 @10:05PM (#44752320)
I think you missed my point. It won’t increase it to 5% because that’s basically an unheard of population level increase for a big city/metro. It’s like 5x your average fast growing big city. You may induce some demand, it will be nowhere near that much.
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