We have a major scam in Washington state making ALL housing go far higher in prices. Most building projects are now required to do an “archeological survey”, which costs $10,000+ for ANY project that will touch the ground. This is basically a racist scam designed to transfer money from the rest of us to the politically powerful organized tribes. I am part Choctaw myself, but someone needs to call attention to this fraud.
Every house will have that plus a significant amount for interest costs and risk added to it.
And don’t even get me started on the super racist program that gives free mortgages to certain color people at the expense of everyone else.
We need to get the government and it’s corrupted regulations out of our lives if we want to see more affordable housing.