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Cities are dynamic centers of exchange, innovation, and economic growth, providing the platform where people, ideas, and capital come together. However, the regulations that limit urban development reduce the potential for income mobility and rising standards of living over time. Mercatus research shows how land-use policy reform can reverse the stagnation in our cities and address the systemic problem of housing affordability.
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Planning Law and Housing Affordability in Lexington | News Talk 590 WVLK AM
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Here Are Five Fixes for the US Housing Shortage | Marketplace Radio
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Maryland
10 policy recommendations to accelerate project timelines and reduce costs
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Tennessee
The decision-making process should be based on a reasonable evidentiary basis, not political pressure on local boards and commissions
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Case for Urban Renewal | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Boosting Housing Affordability: Practical Suggestions for Congress and the White House
How executive actions and new laws in Washington can help reform efforts in the states.
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
More Housing, Less Participatory Democracy | Discourse
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Hot Takes and Pensées, #UEA2024 | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Tennessee’s HPR Law and Its Transformation of Nashville’s Housing Market: A Model for Other States
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Book Review: (de)Coding Mumbai | Market Urbanism
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- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Should the Government Give First-time Homebuyers $25,000? | WBUR Boston
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How Reno’s Minimum-Lot-Size Regulations Are Blocking Affordable Homeownership for Nevadans
Lawmakers can promote affordability and choice in housing options by capping minimum lot sizes, limiting street frontage requirements, or both.
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- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Congestion Pricing: Traffic Solver or Sin Tax? | Market Urbanism
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Stone: Diversity Didn’t Cause the Baby Bust | Market Urbanism
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Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2025
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