New York City is the biggest city in America, with a population of 8.5 million people. Yet according to a new report released by the New York Building Congress, the city is on track to complete just 11,000 new housing units this year. READ MORE
A political scientist at the University of Denver crunches the numbers on a recent ballot question to build more housing. His conclusion: NIMBY homeowners were the biggest predictor of opposition to development. READ MORE
A scholar with the Washington Policy Center argues: “Theory and real-world results show unequivocally that laws that artificially disincentivize housing providers from creating and retaining housing supply push low-income renters to the brink and even into the ranks of the homeless. READ MORE
In a recent op-ed, former New York Lieutenant Governor Betsy McCaughey writes, “The evidence is in: Rent regulation is a political scam. There are better ways to help Americans afford a place to live.” READ MORE
The Boston Globe’s John Laidler takes a look at communities in the Greater Boston area doing their part to help alleviate the region’s housing affordability crunch. READ MORE
Housing expert Jenny Schuetz of the Brookings Institution analyzes the misconceptions of local housing markets that underlie the argument for rent regulation. READ MORE
In an op-ed in Fox & Hounds, housing expert Timothy Coyle weighed in on California’s housing crisis and the necessity of breaking down regulatory barriers to create housing. READ MORE
The Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board outlines why policymakers should be looking to Sydney — not California — for solutions to Nevada’s housing crisis. READ MORE
