OakyafterbirthThe Netherlands short 390.000 homes in 2023
Literally importing cheap labor quicker than they can build
Nah, the big problem is that houses are too pricey for people to afford. The combination of a load of (international) students, the war in Ukraine, the last 13 years of government focusing on rich corporations made it so many young adults can not afford to buy or even rent their own place. If money was not an issue,
High demand meabs prices go up. Literally economics 101.
JohnEdwaExcept low demand doesn't usually make house prices go down either, it just means they won't get sold or they obly get bought by investors - that then also would rather keep them empty than to reduce the prica and take a loss, as an empty 1 million house is still worth that 1 million on paper.