I think it’s somewhat the opposite. Being forced to pay an extortionate price because otherwise you will be homeless, lose your possession, live on the street, beg friends or family for help, or live in a homeless shelter, isn’t a free market.
My eye twitches a little every time a realtor calls depreciating house prices a "market correction". Bitch please, an actual correction would be a 50% reduction in value.
Well the market disagrees with you. And as long as people are forking over $1 million for a starter home and all other equities and commodities are at all time highs, prices won't budge.