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Category: Housing

The Return of Mob Rule

November 17, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

When California legislators were considering two bills to allow for “upzoning” throughout the state, local government officials lobbied to defeat

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Is Cooperative Ownership the Answer to Displacement?

November 16, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing

An essay in the Houston Chronicle argues that the best way to stop displacement while revitalizing impoverished neighborhoods is through

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Exclusion Harms Property Values

November 15, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Zoning and Land Use

Cindy Tucker runs a nonprofit in Calhoun, Georgia, called Tiny House Up. She wants to build tiny houses—about 600 square

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A Proper Framework for Housing

November 11, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing

Proposals for dealing with the housing crisis invariably invoke a framework that pigeonholes legislators. This framework pits one group against

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Short-term “Solutions” in Ann Arbor

November 10, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing

Ann Arbor, Michigan recently became the third jurisdiction in the nation to create a tenants’ commission to “amplify the voices

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I Know What is Best for You

November 8, 2021 Brian Phillips Business Regulations, Housing

A good salesman seeks to empower his customer to make a wise purchasing decision. He does this by asking questions

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Schumer Calls the Kettle Black

November 3, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer recently denounced a real estate company for its “predatory” practices in buying more than one-hundred

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Talking Points: Housing Justice

November 2, 2021 Brian Phillips Housing, Housing Justice

Background: Sen. Bernie Sanders has stated the fundamental position of the housing justice movement when he said, “I believe that

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