Conor Skehan: Our wild ‘animal spirit’ can play havoc with the housing market

Too much housing supply can be ruinous. Photo: Getty

Conor Skehan

Many people ­mistakenly believe you can never have too much of a good thing — such as more homes.

Everyone agrees that more houses are a good idea, but this is only true up to a point. Too much housing supply can be ruinous.