Latest Work in Housing Affordability
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Affordable Housing | KTAR Radio (Arizona)
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‘Affordable’ Housing Only Makes Phoenix’s Affordability Crisis Worse | The Arizona Republic
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Learning from Houston’s Townhouse Reforms
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The Role of ADUs in Easing America's Housing Crisis | Governing
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State Policymakers’ Role in Protecting the Right to Build Housing in Texas
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Rent Regulation in MoCo | Market Urbanism
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To Aid Renters, Ease Up on Investors, Landlords | Star Tribune (MN)
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Zoning Out American Families | Discourse
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Mostly Invisible: The Cost of Valid Petitions in Texas
Legislators Ought to either Reform the Valid Petition Process To Be Less Onerous and More Democratic or Do Away With It Altogether
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Why We Need To Achieve Housing Abundance | Discourse
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The YIMBYest City in America | Discourse
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Protecting Property Owners and Housing Affordability in Tennessee
Tennessee Senate Committee on Judiciary
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Housing Affordability in Maine Has Become a Statewide Problem That Demands a Statewide Solution
Maine Joint Committee on Labor and Housing
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How Eviction Moratoria Could Increase Homelessness
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Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options
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How to Increase Housing Flexibility for Low-Income Americans
Reforming and expanding Section 8 provides an opportunity for federal lawmakers to address the housing affordability crisis.
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Interest Rates and Home Prices
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Zoning Our Way Through It | The Weeds Podcast
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Here's How To Make President Biden's Housing Initiative Work
Latest Work in Housing Affordability
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Affordable Housing | KTAR Radio (Arizona)
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‘Affordable’ Housing Only Makes Phoenix’s Affordability Crisis Worse | The Arizona Republic
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Learning from Houston’s Townhouse Reforms
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The Role of ADUs in Easing America's Housing Crisis | Governing
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State Policymakers’ Role in Protecting the Right to Build Housing in Texas
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Rent Regulation in MoCo | Market Urbanism
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To Aid Renters, Ease Up on Investors, Landlords | Star Tribune (MN)
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Zoning Out American Families | Discourse
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Mostly Invisible: The Cost of Valid Petitions in Texas
Legislators Ought to either Reform the Valid Petition Process To Be Less Onerous and More Democratic or Do Away With It Altogether
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Why We Need To Achieve Housing Abundance | Discourse
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The YIMBYest City in America | Discourse
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Protecting Property Owners and Housing Affordability in Tennessee
Tennessee Senate Committee on Judiciary
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Housing Affordability in Maine Has Become a Statewide Problem That Demands a Statewide Solution
Maine Joint Committee on Labor and Housing
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How Eviction Moratoria Could Increase Homelessness
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Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options
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How to Increase Housing Flexibility for Low-Income Americans
Reforming and expanding Section 8 provides an opportunity for federal lawmakers to address the housing affordability crisis.
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Interest Rates and Home Prices
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Zoning Our Way Through It | The Weeds Podcast
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Here's How To Make President Biden's Housing Initiative Work
Latest Work in Housing Affordability
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Learning from Houston’s Townhouse Reforms
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Mostly Invisible: The Cost of Valid Petitions in Texas
Legislators Ought to either Reform the Valid Petition Process To Be Less Onerous and More Democratic or Do Away With It Altogether
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Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options
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Decomposing Housing Unaffordability
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Inclusionary Zoning and Housing Market Outcomes
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Build More Houses
How an Incorrect Perception of Housing Supply Fueled the Great Recession and Slowed Recovery
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Legislative Exits From the Land Use Labyrinth
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Ordinances at Work: Seven Communities That Welcome Accessory Dwelling Units
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POLICY SPOTLIGHT: The Pandemic Has Especially Hurt America’s Cities; Land Use Reform Can Help Them Recover
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Economic Uncertainty
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Housing Restrictions
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Policies to Help Communities Recover: Commuting
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When the Moratorium Expires: Three Quick Steps to Reduce Eviction
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New Urban Econ Research Shows the Macroeconomic Benefits of Big Cities
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California Can Improve Housing and Transit by Preempting Local Ordinances
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California Zoning: Housing Construction and a New Ranking of Local Land Use Regulation
Ranking California’s Cities on the Stringency of Land Use Regulation
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Development Dividends: Sharing Equity to Overcome Opposition to Housing
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Do Minimum-Lot-Size Regulations Limit Housing Supply in Texas?
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The Link Between Local Zoning Policy and Housing Affordability in America’s Cities
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Housing Supply in the 2010s
Latest Work in Housing Affordability
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Affordable Housing | KTAR Radio (Arizona)
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Zoning Our Way Through It | The Weeds Podcast
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Land Use Without Zoning: Putting Ideas into Practice
What can the city of Houston teach us about land use and zoning?
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Emily Hamilton on Political Economy with James Pethokoukis - Fixing America’s Housing Problem
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Emily Hamilton on WHYY - Special Zoning Districts
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 1)
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 2)
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 3)
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Emily Hamilton on C-SPAN - Housing Policy Under Biden (Part 4)
Latest Work in Housing Affordability
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State Policymakers’ Role in Protecting the Right to Build Housing in Texas
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Protecting Property Owners and Housing Affordability in Tennessee
Tennessee Senate Committee on Judiciary
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Housing Affordability in Maine Has Become a Statewide Problem That Demands a Statewide Solution
Maine Joint Committee on Labor and Housing
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The State versus Single-Family Zoning
Testimony before the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Municipal and County Government Committee
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HUD Can Use Housing Market Data to Inform Fair Housing Accountability
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Allowing Triplexes Would Lower Rent in Maryland
Testimony before the Maryland General Assembly, Environment and Transportation Committee
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Allowing Missing Middle Development Would Contribute to Housing Affordability in Nebraska
Testimony before the Nebraska Legislature, Urban Affairs Committee
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Preempting Bans on Duplexes Can Improve Housing Affordability through Property Rights
Testimony before the Virginia House of Delegates, Counties, Cities, and Towns Committee, Land Use Subcommittee
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Allowing Accessory Dwelling Units Would Contribute to Housing Affordability in Virginia
Testimony before the Virginia House of Delegates, Counties, Cities, and Towns Committee, Land Use Subcommittee
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Fewer Restrictions on Lending Can Make Housing More Affordable
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Housing Affordability Is Attainable through Regulatory Reform
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HUD Does Not Need to Target Opportunity Zones
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Expanding Housing Opportunity in an Environment of Exclusionary Regulation
Testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
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Conditioning HUD Grants on Housing Market Outcomes Furthers Fair Housing
Latest Work in Housing Affordability
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‘Affordable’ Housing Only Makes Phoenix’s Affordability Crisis Worse | The Arizona Republic
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The Role of ADUs in Easing America's Housing Crisis | Governing
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Rent Regulation in MoCo | Market Urbanism
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To Aid Renters, Ease Up on Investors, Landlords | Star Tribune (MN)
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Zoning Out American Families | Discourse
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Why We Need To Achieve Housing Abundance | Discourse
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The YIMBYest City in America | Discourse
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How Eviction Moratoria Could Increase Homelessness
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How to Increase Housing Flexibility for Low-Income Americans
Reforming and expanding Section 8 provides an opportunity for federal lawmakers to address the housing affordability crisis.
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Interest Rates and Home Prices
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Here's How To Make President Biden's Housing Initiative Work
- | Urban Economics Urban Economics
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Cities Need a Building Boom To Avoid a Housing Bubble
We need to let housing construction be cyclical again and should embrace more lenient urban land use administration. Some cities are considering this now.
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How Policymakers Can Improve Housing Affordability
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Filling North Carolina’s Housing Gaps
A state bill would open up the Tar Heel State to new housing
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How to End the War over the Future of the Suburbs
To replace exclusion with inclusion and bring housing costs down, Americans need to embrace a vision of suburbia that includes growth and change.
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Housing Choice Passed, but Unfinished Business Remains
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Will Congress Make a Significant Move on Housing Affordability?
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Want More Housing? Ending Single-Family Zoning Won’t Do It.
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