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April 22, 2026

Why First-Time Buyer Age Isn’t Rising—Even as Housing Gets Less Affordable

Home prices have surged over the past two decades, and by most measures, affordability has…

February 18, 2026

Washington, Not Wall Street, Is the Real Housing Problem

This op-ed was first published by Real Clear Markets. You can read the full piece here. President…

February 2, 2026

The Philadelphia Story: The Impact of the 2000 Tax Abatement Program on Philadelphia’s Revival

Abstract This paper evaluates the effects of Philadelphia’s 2000 residential property tax abatement, which exempted…

October 27, 2025

A Critique of the Urban Institute’s Panel Study on Land Use Reforms to Impact Housing Supply: Evidence of Severe Methodological Gaps

Abstract: This paper critically evaluates the Urban Institute’s Land Use Reforms and Housing Costs (2024)…

August 11, 2025

Texas Just Provided a Housing Lifeline—Dallas-Fort Worth Cities Should Grab It

This op-ed was originally published by The Cannon. You can read the original piece here. Large Texas…

July 17, 2025

Why HUD Was Right to Roll Back PAVE Rules

This op-ed originally appeared in National Mortgage News. The recent decision by the Department of Housing and Urban…

May 27, 2025

The Surprising Role of Large Developers in Solving the Housing Crunch

Against the odds—and conventional wisdom—the nation’s largest home builders have engineered a dramatic shift toward…

May 7, 2025

Displacement by Design: How Bad Policy Made Housing Scarce, and How We Can Fix It

Musical chairs is one of the first games we play as children. The rules are…