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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…
Op-Ed
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…
Working Paper
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…
Working Paper
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)…
Op-Ed
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…
Op-Ed
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…
Op-Ed
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…
Article
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…