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Thanks to an influx of new residents, D.C.’s population exceeded 700,000 residents for the first time in 40 years last year. And it could be home to up to 900,000 people by 2035 if current trends continue. However, a lot has to change to accommodate that growth.

Elliot Njus reports in The Oregonian on Portland’s newfound housing construction push. 

National Multifamily Housing Council President Doug Bibby weighs in on what it will take to tackle our nation’s housing affordability crisis.

What do you get when you combine equal parts wood, concrete, plumbing, drywall and insulation? If you’re a developer, it usually comes with a pile of paperwork and a mountain of construction fees.

The Manhattan Institute’s Howard Husock explains why rent control failed in New York, and why it’s destined to fail if adopted in Chicago.

Reason’s Christian Britschgi outlines what happens when growing cities are constrained by restrictive housing policies.   Experts say cities should add one unit of new housing for every two new jobs that come to town. America’s boom cities are nowhere close to that. The San Francisco metro area has added 6.8 jobs for every new housing permit […]

In California, municipalities continue to saddle housing providers with fees that drive up the cost of building homes. The Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon reports on the negative effect this is having on housing affordability.

Different U.S. cities each have their own housing affordability challenges. Brooks Rainwater, Director of the Center for City Solutions at the National League of Cities, outlines housing policies that are working in CityLab.