Home prices are set by demand in the market. If lots of people want to live somewhere, the price to do so will go up. There is no way around it and the government can't control what people sell their homes for.
If twenty people want to live in my neighbor and only my house is up for sell, I can charge a lot because one of them will pay it. On the other hand, if no one wants to move into my neighborhood, guess what my home will sell for: zero. Just go to Detroit and look at prices.
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