News and Commentary Tyler Cowen has an interesting post on Marginal Revolution that discusses new research on the economic mobility of walking vs driving communities. Joe Cortright authored a piece in City [...]
News and Commentary A federal judge in Manhattan has criticized the zoning laws that pushed out strip clubs and adult bookstores from Time Square, calling them a "throwback to a [...]
News and Commentary Julia Falcon over at Housing Wire has compiled a list of the 2020 democratic presidential candidates plans to make housing more affordable in the United States. The [...]
As regions across the United States are experiencing high and rising house prices, inclusionary zoning is increasing in popularity as a tool to increase the availability of affordable housing for [...]
News and Commentary Bernie Sanders has released a new housing plan that would spend 2.5 trillion over the next decade. While the plan should be applauded for wanting to promote [...]
News and Commentary This article makes the case that affluent single-family neighborhoods are the true culprits of gentrification. By blocking adequate construction in their backyard, they end up pushing growing [...]
News and Commentary The Trump administration is looking to update the Community Reinvestment Act. Meant to undo the history of redlining, the act incentives banks to lend to any low-income [...]
News and Commentary In order to fund some needed renovations, an historic Harlem church was planning to sell a part of their land for a highrise development. However, their proposal [...]
News and Commentary As rents continue to rise in most cities, average rents in Seatle have dipped by nearly 3 percent. That may not sound like much, but considering rents [...]
News and Commentary Mercatus visiting fellow Kevin Erdmann argues that zoning restrictions and low property taxes are a toxic combination. Limiting the supply of housing confers windfall gains onto property owners, [...]