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Why is the housing market not a perfectly competitive market

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houses are essential. a need doesn't fall in perfect competition conditions.

User Janderson
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Firstly, in a perfectly competitive market, all the products are homogeneous, meaning they are all identical. this is clearly untrue in the housing market as houses are not all the same, they vary in size, location, quality and many other areas.
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