Land Use Regulation

News and Commentary In Denver, a neighborhood group is attempting to preserve an eccentrically designed local restaurant.  In doing so, they would prevent the owner from selling the establishment and [...]

Rent Check John Hunt has an analysis of New York's latest package of tenant protections. The inclusionary zoning provisions, while a potential way to mitigate the (relatively) high price of [...]

Last month, New York State responded to the affordable housing crisis by enacting a host of tenant protections.  The law implements a wide range of changes from added eviction defenses [...]

News and Commentary Jenny Schuetz and Cecile Murry have a great post on the need for California to build more housing units...a lot of them. Not only are apartment buildings [...]

News and Commentary While the Federal government traditionally has little to do with zoning and land-use regulations, Nick Zaiac writes about the tools at HUD's disposal to liberalize regulations that [...]

Rent Check John Hunt has an analysis of one of the boldest statewide reforms in the U.S.: Oregon's effective ban on single-family zoning.   News and Commentary As the 2020 [...]

The Oregon legislature just produced one of the boldest zoning reforms enacted at the state level. Taking a page from the Minneapolis 2040 plan, it effectively bans single-family zoning in [...]

News and Commentary Kevin Erdman's third post on the dynamics of landlords in the housing market is on why owner/occupancy is so common in the U.S. He argues that due [...]

News and Commentary The Strand Bookstore, a 92-year old New York institution, has been designated as a landmark by NYC. This means the third-generation owner, Nancy Bass Widen, will need [...]

News and Commentary Presidential Candidate Cory Booker came out with a revised housing plan. Included in his plan is a renter tax credit, a "baby bond" to help new families [...]