Second Life has this problem in a big way. There are major landlords keeping properties in good areas off the market or setting very high prices on them to drive rents up. It's working, too. Any good property that comes up for sale at a low price is snapped up by a big landlord and the price raised.
Cheap land is available, but it's going to be on a rocky plateau or behind a truck stop or something.
Cheap land is available, but it's going to be on a rocky plateau or behind a truck stop or something.