May 1, 2026
Comment on Proposed Rule Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits in Federal Housing Assistance Programs
Overview The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a notice of…
March 16, 2026
Time Limits and Work Requirements Would Improve Subsidized Housing Programs
Despite more than $60 billion in annual federal spending on rental assistance, only one in…
March 10, 2026
Don’t Tax the Public Housing Poor Like They’re Rich
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed the most dramatic low-income housing policy change in…
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 20, 2026
Capital Gains Rules on Home Sales and Senior Homeowner Lock In
Would ending the capital gains lock-in for senior homeowners free up larger homes for families?…
February 19, 2026
Median First-Time Homebuyer Age at 34 Years in 2025, Little Changed from 2024
Note: Going forward, quarterly updates will be released of median and average first-time homebuyer age…
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 13, 2026
What Harvard’s Raj Chetty Overlooks About Upward Mobility
The Harvard economist Raj Chetty, justly famous for his studies of the factors that enable upward mobility…
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 10, 2026
Trump Houses Are a Good Idea—If
Facing public concern about high home purchase prices, the Trump Administration is said to be…
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…