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A problem is zoning laws. When they don't let people build in places people want to live, what can you do?
In most countries, people elect the local officials who make zoning decisions. It's not a fundamental barrier.
Yes. They got rid of single-home zoning in the big city nearest to me, recently. Check back in 10 years to find out how that went.
Which are actually mentioned in here! Obviously it's not a barrier everywhere, though. They don't really do it in the same way in Europe.
Not just where they want to live but also how. Don't forget the amount of responsibility Ninny's and HOAs have in denying new houses or more dense housing. Most neighborhoods for instance ban any kind of Multi family housing because "iTlL rUiN tHe ChArAcTeR oF tHe NeIgHbOrHoOd"
I've never seen that kind of language in an HOA. Not that I've seen a lot, but that's certainly not common. That kind of stipulation is usually at the city or county level, with zoning laws.