Won't there be a bunch of empty houses in 2 or 3 generations anyway due to the fertility rates crashing down globally below fertility replacement levels?
People don’t want to be in an empty house in a cheap place, it’s cheap for a reason.
Nobody wants to commute 3 hours to work. And nobody wants to build an office in the middle of nowhere. The end result is obvious.
Also, Americans as a whole are allergic to affordable housing. A commie block or two could solve this, but we're still making "luxury" two story apartments out of glorified popsicle sticks and vinyl.