@storyworker @HeavenlyPossum @violetmadder @Daojoan the idea is that without houses available to rent, at least prices should drop and it would be easier to buy. But I agree that renting has its place: for nomads that change town from time to time, for students that don't want to commit to one place yet, and many many other situations. I guess the idea is that should be more the exception than the norm. I wonder if any country provides census info about house ownership and will to own