Housing

The Death of the Family Home is Killing the American Middle Class

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Once renowned for widespread homeownership, the key Anglosphere countries are reverting to a feudal past, where land is owned by increasingly few.  read more »

The YIMBY Movement's Twists and Turns

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In recent weeks it seems that the progression of the YIMBY movement is reaching some limits on its growth, causing it to make some unexpected twists in the logic of its supporters.  read more »

Demographia International Housing Affordability – 2025 Edition Released

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This annual report assesses housing affordability in 95 major markets across eight nations (Australia, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom and the, United States).  read more »

The Profoundly Misunderstood Housing Affordability Crisis

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Over the last half-century, more restrictive urban planning policies have been associated with undermined housing affordability  read more »

Governor Targets More Apartment Construction, So of Course Fewer Are Built

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On her first day in office, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order calling for the construction of 36,000 new homes per year.  read more »

A Pro Family Housing Agenda

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There is considerable concern about housing affordability in the United States. Housing is the most expensive element of the cost of living  read more »

The Massachusetts Backlash Against Forced Housing

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The Town of Needham is a picture-perfect Boston suburb on the Charles River, replete with a classic downtown main street with a coffee shop, a commuter rail line to the city and old New England knitting mill buildings.  read more »

California’s Housing Problems Require a Better Solution than Densify, Densify, Densify

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The Palisades and Eaton fires represent thousands of personal tragedies, but they also constitute a collective disaster, adding new housing shortages to California’s already massive shortfall  read more »

Smart Growth Burns Thousands of Homes

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Los Angeles city and regional planners are just as responsible for the Palisades, Eaton, and other fires that have burned in the past few days as if they had poured gasoline on the homes and lit the matches.  read more »

Even Hollywood is Turning on LA Mayor Karen Bass

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After her election as mayor of Los Angeles in 2022, Karen Bass was a heroine of California’s Left. A former backer of Fidel Castro, she decisively defeated billionaire businessman Rick Caruso  read more »