How should government best help those struggling to pay rent?
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
Section 8 reform is a key to helping low-income Americans afford a place to live.
Housing price controls are a dangerous and ineffective temptation.
Secretary Carson also pointed out that bureaucratic red tape doesn’t just slow the production of housing but also the efforts of people to end generational poverty.
The framework for an impactful affordable housing agenda.
Comments on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s efforts to improve Fair Housing Act rules.
Efforts to expand housing supply have been stymied by hundreds of local regulations.
Rising housing prices mean we need more housing and fewer rules.