Building luxury homes is good for the poor

Short summary

A brief Marginal Revolution post citing Tej Parikh's FT article arguing that luxury housing developments benefit lower-income households through a filtering process. As higher-income households move into new units, they free up older properties, increasing supply and reducing prices for middle- and lower-end housing. International studies support this positive ripple effect.

• •Luxury developments unlock housing chains as higher-income movers free up older properties
• •Filtering process raises supply and lowers prices for middle- and lower-end housing
• •International studies support the positive ripple effect of high-end construction

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