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LOL, no. The mess -- in DC and every other major American city -- is entirely on the zoning code not allowing developers to run rampant enough, and instead enshrining single-family houses even when demand warrants multifamily.
DC is rapidly converting affordable homes into multifamily luxury units. Developers running rampant jacked up costs citywide.
Also, the city is less than 10 square miles and built on a swamp. Just based on infrastructure it can only handle so many people before it runs into serious issues.
No, you just fail to realize that prices would've been jacked up even higher if developers weren't increasing the housing supply.
How? Most individuals wouldn't sell their house for double unless the demand is there because they can't really afford to let the property sit while they're trying to buy a new place. The developers buy the properties before they hit the market for more than asking, split the property, make minor improvements, sometimes make things worse, then crank up the price. Meanwhile, there was definitely someone who was willing to buy at the seller's original price, they just never got the chance.
Okay, it sounds like there's a misunderstanding. You're talking about house flippers, while I'm talking about razing single-family houses to build apartment buildings in their place.
Yeah we're likely talking past each other a bit. Also, unlike most cities where multiunit buildings will include 3 br or more units, DC just doesn't. It's entirely possible to have kids and live in a condo or commie block style housing, a lot of the world does it. But all those places also account for the fact that needs change and sometimes people need more space. Removing 3 br units from the market decreases housing supply and increases the rental supply. Basically the city is turning into a renter's market because, unsurprisingly, no one wants to buy half a house for double the price. So rental companies will come in and buy those two unit buildings to convert into rental properties and in the process remove supply. It's a very fucked up system.
Fun fact: in a lot of places, 3+ bedroom apartments are rare mostly because of excessive minimum parking requirements (e.g. "1 space per bedroom") that will never get used, but makes them uneconomical to build.