Yes, many people will move to rural areas where a lack of competition for land will keep housing prices down. So BI will be good general welfare program for those rural lower-paced areas.
But if one wants much income beyond the BI, they'll still be lured cities for their economic opportunities. Housing competition will still exist there, and thus we'd expect housing prices to stay in line with what people can afford by rising. So the economic divide between the rural poor and urban rat racers will actually increase.
I think much the interest in BI comes from urban rat racers frustrated with making rent, wishing for a relief from that pressure so they could take time off. But simplistically adding money to the situation will have the opposite effect of what they want, just as how college loans fucked up college tuition.
But if one wants much income beyond the BI, they'll still be lured cities for their economic opportunities. Housing competition will still exist there, and thus we'd expect housing prices to stay in line with what people can afford by rising. So the economic divide between the rural poor and urban rat racers will actually increase.
I think much the interest in BI comes from urban rat racers frustrated with making rent, wishing for a relief from that pressure so they could take time off. But simplistically adding money to the situation will have the opposite effect of what they want, just as how college loans fucked up college tuition.