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Cities are dynamic centers of exchange, innovation, and economic growth, providing the platform where people, ideas, and capital come together. However, the regulations that limit urban development reduce the potential for income mobility and rising standards of living over time. Mercatus research shows how land-use policy reform can reverse the stagnation in our cities and address the systemic problem of housing affordability.
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Duplex Reform Would Assist Housing Affordability in Nebraska
Nebraska Urban Affairs Committee | LB 1165, Provide requirements for zoning regulations and duplex housing
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ADU Reform Would Assist Housing Affordability in Nebraska
Nebraska Urban Affairs Committee | LB 1166, Provide requirements for zoning regulations and accessory dwelling units
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Are Tiny Homes Possible Solution in the Affordable Housing Crisis? | WOSU
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Lifting Onerous Occupancy Requirements Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability
New Hampshire House Municipal and County Government Committee House Bill 1281, Relative to zoning restrictions on residential rental property
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Housing Affordability: Trends, Shocks, and State Legislation
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How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Connecticut
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How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Virginia
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Houston as an Affordability Model | Market Urbanism
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Hamilton Response to Questions for the Record
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[UPDATED] Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
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The Effects of Minimum-Lot-Size Reform on Houston Land Values
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This Supreme Court Case From California Could Ease Housing Shortages Everywhere | Los Angeles Times
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Hopefully, AI Will Create a Perpetual Housing Crisis | Market Urbanism
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- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Minimum Lot Size Regulations Are a Barrier to Homeownership in Dallas
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- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Improving Housing Affordability by Reducing Barriers to Housing Construction
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of the US House Committee on Financial Services | Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions
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- | Amicus Briefs Amicus Briefs
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
Is a permit exaction exempt from the unconstitutional conditions doctrine simply because it is authorized by legislation?
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Autopsy of Hsieh & Moretti | Market Urbanism
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- | Working Papers Working Papers
Cutting Zoning Down to Size
Reevaluating the Legal Vulnerability of Urban Minimum Lot Sizes
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- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Conversations That Matter: How Markets Shape Cities | The Vancouver Sun
Latest work in Housing
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Duplex Reform Would Assist Housing Affordability in Nebraska
Nebraska Urban Affairs Committee | LB 1165, Provide requirements for zoning regulations and duplex housing
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
ADU Reform Would Assist Housing Affordability in Nebraska
Nebraska Urban Affairs Committee | LB 1166, Provide requirements for zoning regulations and accessory dwelling units
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Are Tiny Homes Possible Solution in the Affordable Housing Crisis? | WOSU
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Lifting Onerous Occupancy Requirements Can Help Unlock Housing Affordability
New Hampshire House Municipal and County Government Committee House Bill 1281, Relative to zoning restrictions on residential rental property
- | Housing Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Housing Affordability: Trends, Shocks, and State Legislation
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Connecticut
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Virginia
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Houston as an Affordability Model | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Hamilton Response to Questions for the Record
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
[UPDATED] Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Working Papers Working Papers
The Effects of Minimum-Lot-Size Reform on Houston Land Values
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
This Supreme Court Case From California Could Ease Housing Shortages Everywhere | Los Angeles Times
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hopefully, AI Will Create a Perpetual Housing Crisis | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Minimum Lot Size Regulations Are a Barrier to Homeownership in Dallas
- | Housing Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Improving Housing Affordability by Reducing Barriers to Housing Construction
Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of the US House Committee on Financial Services | Housing Affordability: Governmental Barriers and Market-Based Solutions
- | Housing Housing
- | Amicus Briefs Amicus Briefs
Sheetz v. County of El Dorado
Is a permit exaction exempt from the unconstitutional conditions doctrine simply because it is authorized by legislation?
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Autopsy of Hsieh & Moretti | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Cutting Zoning Down to Size
Reevaluating the Legal Vulnerability of Urban Minimum Lot Sizes
- | Housing Housing
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance