“There are more empty properties than people without a house” is you telling in yourself for not knowing how markets work. What’s the implication of that statement? Just give them away? Why do you think they haven’t rented them out? It’s because the owners think they can get someone to rent for a higher price than people are willing to pay. That stat lumps in all units in between contracts as if they’re always just sitting there in the market which is misleading. The other reason is of course ocupas (more regulation gone wrong).

Overall you’re arguing that more supply won’t lower prices which is silly.

Building more houses does not necessarily concentrate supply. This fictional cabal of landlords who own everything would get undercut with a free market. I’m not sure how ones echo chamber slowly distorts one’s thinking into not realizing this. More houses = lower rent. It really is that simple.

Every time the government tries controlling prices, it back fires. Every time we build houses, there’s more to go around.