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The American Dream Lives in Suburbia
…the first 10 or 15 years of the new century, America’s cities enjoyed a renaissance, while the suburbs, according to the tastemakers, were knocking on death’s door. “Manhattan is thriving….
Commentary
Zoning Creates Not Just a Housing Affordability Problem, but a Childcare Affordability Problem Too
…commercial for residential areas and too residential for commercial areas. Policymakers overestimate the externalities of childcare, such as noise, and subject childcare to heightened regulatory scrutiny due to the presence…
Op-Ed
Washington, Not Wall Street, Is the Real Housing Problem
…housing costs and the belief that Wall Street landlords are crowding out families. The sentiment is understandable. But it is largely aimed at the wrong target—and risks distracting policymakers from…
Blog Post
Housing Affordability? Build, Baby, Build
…has collapsed because supply hasn’t kept up. Until policymakers face that basic, Econ 101 reality, prices and rents will remain out of reach. In a recent podcast chat with me, Peter traces…
Article
Time to Build … New US Cities
…tell a different story and provide a lesson for policymakers, as the AEI paper explains. Irvine thrived thanks to the Irvine Ranch’s vast landholdings and the anchor of a UC…
Op-Ed
Subsidized Housing and Upward Mobility
…trade-offs.” Policymakers would do well to take note of the tradeoffs associated with a flat-rent policy and attempt to mitigate their downsides when crafting and negotiating potential reforms. A final…
Op-Ed
Congress Is Subsidizing the Wrong Neighborhoods
…poor communities. The House bill nods to this idea by enhancing incentives for investment in rural areas. But lawmakers shouldn’t favor rural areas over urban ones. Third, Congress should steer…
Article
Displacement by Design: How Bad Policy Made Housing Scarce, and How We Can Fix It
…policymakers to act. Good Neighbors AI turns housing pressure data into smart strategies for zoning reform and rehousing, giving leaders actionable intelligence today for tomorrow’s needs. It’s not top-down intervention;…
Commentary
What’s Behind the Unprecedented Rise in Homelessness, and How Can We Reverse It?
…research published in 2017 I found only modest effects of permanent supportive housing on homeless populations. Thus, policymakers should not expect that further expansions of the stock of permanent supportive…
Multimedia
Harvard Professor Edward Glaeser on the U.S. Housing Crisis
…work highlights the relationship between housing supply, urban growth, and economic prosperity, offering insights for policymakers to create more sustainable and equitable urban environments through improved housing strategies. Glaeser also…
Commentary
Household Food Insecurity Rises Again – Inflation, Especially for Households Ineligible for Safety Net Programs, to Blame
…insecurity rates in the U.S. And in recent years, policymakers have both temporarily and permanently increased benefits for recipients. Of particular note is the permanent increase in SNAP benefits (approximately…
Op-Ed
Vouching for Self-Sufficiency
…According to Elizabeth Grossman, general counsel for FHJC, “There is no valid or even rational reason for landlords and brokers to discriminate against those with housing vouchers.” That’s just not…