[celtain]

Ok, but not everyone can afford it. When there's a dearth of apartments and you can't afford your own detached house, you're forced to share a house with other people.

People do not prefer sharing a house with roommates to having their own apartment.

Also the idea that people's preferences should be encoded into bans on certain housing types is completely absurd to begin with.

[twblalock]

There is no dearth of apartments. Apartments are everywhere. It's just silly to think that people are "forced" to live in single family homes.

[thereisnospork]

Yes there is, and no they are not: See the increase in rents historically outpacing inflation in major metros.

Also please see the price increases in single family homes also historically outpacing inflation in major metros.

Build more of something, and dare I say it, maybe let's let the market decide what and where.