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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by sophrosyne42 on Thursday March 19, 2026 @03:15AM (#47435945)
Supply increases until the market reaches saturation. The question is why build more housing if the current supply is sufficient?
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Re:Austin's Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents by estearum on Thursday March 19, 2026 @06:25PM (#47447224)
Saturation == until it's not longer a comparatively strong use of capital, not "until a significant portion of people are comfortably housed."
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