Slowly, the rhetorical battle is being won, as affordable housing advocates acknowledge more supply matters There’s been a war of words about what kind of housing policies are needed to address the nation’s affordability problems. Economists (from the White House to…
What the ranch house teaches us about house prices and filtering. Back in the heyday of the post-war housing boom, back when the baby boomers were babies, America was building ranch houses–millions of them. In its prime, the ranch house…
A new study of San Francisco’s rent control shows it raises rents for some Rent control is a perennially contentious issue. Many housing activists see it as a logical and direct way to make housing more affordable. Economists are almost…
“For Rent” signs are popping up all over Portland, signaling an easing of the housing crunch and foretelling falling rents A year ago, in the height of the political season in deep blue Portland (in a county which voted 76…
Going faster doesn’t mean your city gets anywhere more quickly, and it doesn’t make you happier One of the key metrics guiding transportation policy is speed: how quickly can you get from point A to point B. But is going…