> have been pining for a better, faster and cheaper way to build homes.

And they've gotten it. Build quality and durability is the poorest it's been in decades. Do you really think I want to live in a 200 unit timber framed apartment building with the thinnest walls legally allowed by code?

> Henry Ford, but for housing

Do these people not live in houses? Or do they just assume that the lack of luxury is something people /want/?

> Will the state step in?

Haven't they done enough damage already?

After watching a lot of Cy Porters work, I kind of suspect (maybe too negatively) that everything built in the last 5-10 years isn't even close to being compliant to code and the city and regional inspectors are asleep at the wheel (at least in Arizona, but probably everywhere).