A growing trend in housing is building more missing middle housing. In most cities, new housing consists of single-family homes,
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Friday Roundup 5-21-21
When their beach house in Nags Head, North Carolina, burned to the ground in 2016, Michael and Cathy Zito wanted
The Rent is too Damn High
Housing advocates frequently claim that the rent is too damn high. (From 2005 to 2015, there was even a political
Freedom of Choice and Segregation
In the early twentieth century, cities across the nation began enacting zoning ordinances that prohibited blacks from buying a home
Context and Big Bucks
“Housing justice” activists often claim that landlords rake in the “big bucks.” Such claims usually drop the context, citing a
An Open Letter to NLIHC
A recent article by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) correctly noted that those who subscribe to the idea
Friday Roundup 5-14-21
One of the latest trends in the “tenants’ rights” movement is to provide free legal representation for tenants facing eviction.
Now a Crime to Consider a Criminal Record
When government moves beyond its proper purpose of protecting individual rights, the law often becomes a morass of confusion and