Housing
A critical obstacle to universally affordable housing in the United States is the nationwide web of “not-in-my-backyard” laws and regulations that restrict growth in the supply of housing. In addition, we should modernize housing assistance so that it can help people live near their jobs and families, and reform macroeconomic policies that have placed home prices out of reach for middle- and lower-income Americans.
All Housing
A recent EO could initiate a policy shift to implement better solutions for chronic social ills
Plus: New York changes course on nuclear power; improving Medicare price negotiation; and the need for a coherent federal approach to K-12 education
Innovative solutions could create a better and more sustainable system to facilitate ownership
Plus: Should Boomers rent out their empty rooms?; will generative AI leave low-income workers behind?; and how to fix a wasteful health care subsidy
FREOPP’s emphasis is on truth, freedom, and the aspirations of struggling Americans
A look back to the major events in housing policy this year
A Tax Credit for Cost Burden One of the biggest problems in housing policy is measuring what “affordable” means.