@HephaistosF a lot of cheap land is tough because of no access roads or insufficient water rights, often both of which are used to block subdivision of the land / building multifamily housing
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Reply · Feb 23, 2025@Sodra9000 @ESYudkowsky there are usually restrictions on sub-division of parcels and effective restrictions via zoning like minimum acreage per…Reply · Dec 4, 2023@RAND_corp69 yeah i agree w this, particularly since land is not homogeneous, ppl want particular lots not just acreage anywhereReply · May 28, 2025@BoxyInADream what sort of land? they're not building more but otoh it def does not appreciate equally!Reply · Jan 24, 2023@simoj_ @colleagula lol yeah, buildable land in prime locations is still a limited resource...