“Zoning” In on Affordable Housing and Climate Change
Scholars argue that relaxing zoning laws may not have the effect that policymakers intend.
Affordable Housing is Climate-Friendly Housing
States should prohibit local zoning ordinances that bar affordable, climate-friendly housing.
Germany’s Success in Community Development
German models of communal housing development may offer solutions to U.S. housing problems.
Corporate Home Buyers Restrict Widespread Homeownership
Private equity firms buy homes in droves but diminish homeownership opportunities for families in the process.
Coping With the Loss of COVID-19 Eviction Moratoriums
More financial assistance and fewer anti-eviction mandates may better shelter both renters and landlords.
The Collapse of Champlain Towers South Was a Regulatory Failure
Lack of regulation contributed to the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building.
How Land Use Reform Led to More Housing in Houston
Scholars show that reducing minimum lot sizes unleashed a small housing boom in Texas’s largest city.
Racism, Regulation, and the Administrative State
Leading scholars address the ways in which racism pervades the modern administrative state and legal profession.
Philadelphia Passes Renters’ Right to Counsel
The law is a win for housing advocates, but gaps remain in city’s rental protections.