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Politifact’s Bill McCarthy digs into housing claims made by candidates during last month’s presidential debate. 

Katherine Khashimova Long details how permitting delays are holding up apartment construction in Seattle.

Reason’s Christian Britschgi outlines just how bad the 2010s were for housing construction.

Josh Barbanel reports on the continued fallout from New York’s rent control law in The Wall Street Journal. 

NMHC President Doug Bibby previews what he would like to see discussed during the next presidential primary debate. 

Roger Valdez outlines why rent control may have less to do with housing than advocates claim.

Jill Cowan and Robert Gebeloff with the New York Times explain how California’s severe housing shortage is driving up rents, leaving many lower-income families struggling to stay in neighborhoods they can afford. 

Housing affordability is finally emerging as a central issue in the 2020 presidential primary.