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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 1)
Emily Hamilton discusses the 46th president's plans for housing policy. Watch on Vimeo.
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 3)
Emily Hamilton continues responding to calls from viewers. Watch on Vimeo.
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 4)
Emily Hamilton concludes her segment on housing policy. Watch on Vimeo.
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Opportunities for Better Federal Housing Policy: How the Biden Administration and Congress Can Improve Housing Affordability
The Housing Affordability CrisisFor decades, some of the US cities where demand for housing has been highest have been
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HUD is on the way to better fair housing accountability
Salim Furth and Emily Hamilton discuss revisions to a HUD rule that can increase the supply of housing. Read it at the Hill.
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HUD Can Use Housing Market Data to Inform Fair Housing Accountability
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) proposed rule
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Fewer Restrictions on Lending Can Make Housing More Affordable
I appreciate the opportunity to submit a comment to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding the
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Housing Affordability Is Attainable through Regulatory Reform
Thank you for the opportunity to provide information to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pertaining to the
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HUD’s Proposed Rule Change Will Make It Easier to Advance Its Fair Housing Mission
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, Ben Carson, will soon be proposing a revision of the “Affirmatively Furthering

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A Closer Look at Recent Hawaiian Housing Supply Growth
Last week, we took a look at housing supply growth on the Hawaiian island of Oahu from 2012 to 2018. At first glance, the supply

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The New Conservative Housing Push
Salim Furth writes on the efforts to increase housing availability while maintaining local government oversight.Read it at the
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HUD Does Not Need to Target Opportunity Zones
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) actions in response to the
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Expanding Housing Opportunity in an Environment of Exclusionary Regulation
Good morning, Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member McHenry, and members of the House Committee on Financial Services. Thank you for
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Green New Deal's Plan For Planes, Trains, And Automobiles Won't Work
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) recently introduced a Green New Deal resolution (earlier draft

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A Way Forward for Affordable Housing
In cities across America, renters and home-buyers face shockingly high prices. The explanation is simple: demand for housing is

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Ben Carson’s Approach to Affordable Housing Might Work
In 2016, President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers prepared a white paper that was remarkable in that it gently criticized

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Conditioning HUD Grants on Housing Market Outcomes Furthers Fair Housing
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) proposed rule
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New HUD Goals on Local Control, Affordable Housing May Be Incompatible
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson has put forward a new plan to roll back the Obama administration’s

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Zoning and Land Use Regulations Make Housing Less Affordable
I appreciate the opportunity to respond to Housing and Urban Development’s request for input on potential improvements toward
