Forbes Columnist Roger Valdez outlines why rent control is the wrong answer to Chicago’s housing affordability crisis. Chicago doesn’t need rent control. A headline from the Chicago Tribune from earlier this year tells the story: “Chicago rents fell 12% in 2020.” Where is the need for controlling rents when they are falling? A closer look, […] READ MORE
Andrew Ackerman and Nicole Friedman with the Wall Street Journal outline how President Biden's infrastructure proposal could help cities address their housing shortages. READ MORE
Mercatus Center Senior Research Fellow Salim Furth argues that in order to increase housing affordability, Americans need to embrace a vision of suburbia that includes growth and change. READ MORE
Mark Robinson with the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on a new tax credit program that could lead to the construction of hundreds of affordable apartments in the next several years. READ MORE
YIMBY Alliance Founder John Myers and Manhattan Institute State and Local Policy Director Michael Hendrix outline how localizing zoning decisions can help remove barriers to development and affordability. READ MORE
