Even boomers who say "when you're young you're a socialist, and when you're old you're conservative" realize that the difference is the housing market and marketized housing.
Turning the only valuable asset that most people will ever own into a speculative commodity makes people more self interested and blind to the system they participate in.
When your ability to retire or live comfortably it's linked directly to the market price of your home, you will align your interests with whatever actions are needed to increase there value of that home.
Even boomers who say "when you're young you're a socialist, and when you're old you're conservative" realize that the difference is the housing market and marketized housing.
Turning the only valuable asset that most people will ever own into a speculative commodity makes people more self interested and blind to the system they participate in.
When your ability to retire or live comfortably it's linked directly to the market price of your home, you will align your interests with whatever actions are needed to increase there value of that home.