On: Why developers seem to only build luxury housing (...

[indymike]

The point he's trying to make is that a new house often costs less than a used house, which is the opposite in the car market.

[dragonwriter → indymike]

No, the point he is making is not that they are actually less expensive than existing comparable homes, but that people complain that they do not meet affordability standards that would require them to be less expensive.