In Chicago, a new housing development called Tonne Grove turned home buying into a high-stakes lottery—think concert tickets or sneaker drops, but for actual houses. With demand skyrocketing and affordability out of reach for many, developers resorted to random selection to manage the frenzy. Prospective buyers lined up, hoping luck would strike as their numbers were called—turning homeownership into a game of chance. It’s a wild, revealing snapshot of today’s housing crisis, where money isn’t enough—you’ve got to be lucky too.

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