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How St. Paul's Rent Control Experiment Backfired Spectacularly

Construction of new housing collapsed in the Minnesota city as builders took their business elsewhere.

One Big Beautiful Housing Supply Bill

Congress considers a consensus housing supply bill while the White House cracks down on the homeless.

Starter Homes Live in Texas, Die in Arizona

Plus: A new constitutional challenge to inclusionary zoning fees, a vetoed ban on rent-recommendation software, and a ill-conceived rent freeze in New York City.

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How Exclusionary Zoning Increases Homelessness

A new paper by housing expert Salim Furth shows it does so by making it harder for marginal people to find housing with relatives and friends.

The Housing Theory of Childless Cat Ladies

Would a YIMBY building boom rejuvenate urban family life or produce sterile, megacity hellscapes?

Controversy Over an Important Article Finding Large Negative Effects of Zoning

Economist Brian Greaney may have found serious methodological errors in a much-cited 2019 article by Enrico Moretti and Chang-Tai Hsieh.

Valuable Mercatus Center Study Surveys Progress and Setbacks in the Struggle Against Exclusionary Zoning

Eli Kahn and Salim Furth provide overview of developments in the states, and lessons that can be learned.

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In State Legislatures, Targeted Bills and Bipartisan Support Were Key To Passing Housing Reforms

In State Legislatures, Targeted Bills and Bipartisan Support Were Key To Passing Housing Reforms

Meanwhile, big, partisan "everything bagel" zoning reform bills that tried to squeeze through the entire YIMBY agenda floundered.

The Dangers of Rent Control on Display in the Twin Cities

The Dangers of Rent Control on Display in the Twin Cities

St. Paul has seen a 61 percent decrease in building permits after the city imposed rent control on future housing.

Biden's Plan To Link Federal Transportation Spending to Zoning Reform Could Make the Housing Shortage Worse

Biden's Plan To Link Federal Transportation Spending to Zoning Reform Could Make the Housing Shortage Worse

The administration is encouraging counterproductive "inclusionary zoning" policies that often raise housing prices and reduce supply.

Joe Biden Takes Another Stab at Zoning Reform

Joe Biden Takes Another Stab at Zoning Reform

The administration is proposing to spend $10 billion over ten years incentivizing local and state governments to remove regulatory barriers to new housing construction.

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