When basic needs fuel an economy there is something absolutely wrong. 50 years ago most people would never dream of buying/selling homes as a way to make money. Now however, so many people are doing it that homes have reached astronomical prices and are artificially inflated, so much so that most cannot afford to buy a home anymore.
Housing, Medical, Police, Fire Department, Infrastructure are all things that should never be on the market. Housing needs to be better regulated to meet the needs of the population it serves, not to fill the pockets of the greedy few taking advantage of population growth and flat construction.