[bachmeier]

> You can sell a bigger house for 600k, or a 35% smaller house for 425k, odds are you’ll sell the bigger house quicker.

Yes, and that's the point I was making in my comment. What's driving the price gap is that you're selling to a group with a much higher capacity to pay when you're building the 2000 sf homes.

But that has nothing to do with it being unprofitable to sell lower-priced homes, it's just less profitable. The talking point makes it sound like the home builders are trying to do good things, but they're victims of the government. No, it's nothing more than a desire to maximize profit, because the folks that are looking for 2000 sf homes are high income households with kids, and they're willing and able to pay a steep premium for that house.

[irishcoffee]

I never suggested it was unprofitable. I said it’s easier to sell bigger homes because of regulations and financials.

You believe that builders are this nefarious cabal. I don’t think this is true. Hanlons razor and all that.

[bachmeier]

Didn't see this until now, but it's still worth a response:

> You believe that builders are this nefarious cabal.

No, calling them profit maximizers has nothing to do with them being a "nefarious cabal".

When folks come along and ask "Why can't I afford a house?" the builders don't give the honest answer "Because we're maximizing profit, and that means we don't build houses for you." Instead they say "We're trying but the government won't let us build houses for you."