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New Construction Has Mixed Short-Term Effect on Rents in Immediate Vicinity

A working paper from scholars at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, “Build Baby Build?: Housing Submarkets and the Effects of New Construction on Existing Rents” finds that new market-rate construction has varying impacts on the rents of nearby homes. Within the…

State Interventions in Land-Use Regulations Can Increase Access to Opportunity

An article in Housing Policy Debate, “State Affordable Housing Appeals Systems and Access to Opportunity: Evidence from the Northeastern United States,” finds evidence that legal systems that allow developers to request overrides of local land-use regulations can increase access to opportunity. The…

Freddie Mac Estimates Housing Shortage of 3.3 Million Homes

Freddie Mac released “The Housing Supply Shortage: State of the States,” which finds that 29 states and the District of Columbia have a housing undersupply. TShe largest deficits of housing supply were found in the District of Columbia (with a deficit of 9.55%), Oregon (8.8%), and California (5.74…