February 24, 2026
Closing Detroit’s Appraisal Gap: A Market-Based Strategy to Revive Vacant Neighborhoods—Lessons for Struggling Cities Across the Nation
Detroit has experienced population decline of nearly two-thirds since 1950 and continues to have a…
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 12, 2026
Rent Control: A Proven Way to Make Housing Scarce and Expensive
Economists from across the political spectrum agree that even modest rent controls would not help middle-income Americans….
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…
March 24, 2025
Tax Abatements: The Best-Kept Secret to Revitalizing Struggling Communities—Without Spending Taxpayer Money
A well-designed property tax abatement program can dramatically shift project economics by temporarily reducing tax…
March 18, 2025
Low-Rise Multifamily and Housing Supply: A Case Study of Seattle
Abstract We provide an in-depth case study of land use reforms in Seattle to highlight…
February 18, 2025
Family-Friendly Policies for the 119th Congress
Key Points Read the PDF. Introduction America is in a baby bust, with birth rates…