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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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[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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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
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An Autopsy of Hsieh & Moretti | Market Urbanism
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Cutting Zoning Down to Size
Reevaluating the Legal Vulnerability of Urban Minimum Lot Sizes
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Conversations That Matter: How Markets Shape Cities | The Vancouver Sun
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What Is Wrong with Henry George-Type Taxation? | City Journal
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Setting Minimum Zoning Requirements for Multifamily Housing
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Zoning Plans Are Wasting Scarce Land Supply | The Vancouver Sun
- | Housing Housing
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Pedestrianized Streets Usually Fail – and That’s Ok | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2024
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Four Elements of a Successful Housing Task Force: Lessons from the Montana Miracle
- | Housing Housing
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Urban Minimum Lot Sizes: Their Background, Effects, and Avenues to Reform
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gentrification: An LVT Would Do That | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
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Will Congestion Pricing Hurt Cities? | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Breaking Ground: An Examination of Effective State Housing Reforms in 2023
Latest work in Housing
- | 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
Conversations That Matter: How Markets Shape Cities | The Vancouver Sun
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What Is Wrong with Henry George-Type Taxation? | City Journal
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Setting Minimum Zoning Requirements for Multifamily Housing
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Zoning Plans Are Wasting Scarce Land Supply | The Vancouver Sun
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Pedestrianized Streets Usually Fail – and That’s Ok | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2024
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Four Elements of a Successful Housing Task Force: Lessons from the Montana Miracle
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Urban Minimum Lot Sizes: Their Background, Effects, and Avenues to Reform
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gentrification: An LVT Would Do That | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will Congestion Pricing Hurt Cities? | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs