A look back to the major events in housing policy this year
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 Tax Credit for Cost Burden One of the biggest problems in housing policy is measuring what “affordable” means.
It is important that policymakers build on recent reforms to make housing truly affordable
Recommendations for the next administration and the 119th Congress
A roundup of housing stories and trends around the country
‘Yes-in-my-backyard’ reforms can increase the supply of housing and bring prices down.
It is time for governments to allow housing construction to regain its place at the forefront of modern industrial production methods
The LIHTC fuels housing inflation and lacks measurable benchmarks for efficiency and accountability