According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Texas has a shortage of about 600,000 rental homes that are affordable
Category: Housing
Who is Really Being Subsidized?
An opinion piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican argues that affordable housing really means subsidized housing. The author correctly
A Lesson from Rental Aid
After throwing millions of Americans out of work with lockdowns, the government discovered that many of those individuals could not
Housing and the Full Context
An objective evaluation of any issue requires a consideration of the full context. This means identifying and evaluating all of
Promises are Cheap
The Biden Administration has announced plans to build or restore 2 million homes to address the housing shortage. This is
Less than Ideal
In October 2020, the Cambridge, Massachusetts, city council enacted a citywide 100 percent affordable housing overly (AHO). The AHO allows
Can Free Markets Solve America’s Housing Crisis?
On September 8, 2021 the Pacific Legal Foundation hosted a webinar titled “Can Free Markets Solve America’s Housing Crisis?” The
Housing Policy Needs a New Framework
In the early 20th century, a new framework came to dominate discussions of public policy throughout the United States, and