You could ban that practice, or simply fine them for buying land and not completing the first homes within a period of time.
You don't need to be that aggressive. Just tax the land enough to make it not profitable to do that.
That doesn't work.
Why not?
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You don't need to be that aggressive. Just tax the land enough to make it not profitable to do that.