Policy Tag: National
Paying for Dirt: Where Have Home Values Detached From Construction Costs?
Home prices reflect the value of the land and the value of the structures and other improvements on that land.…
Too Big to Hide: The Importance of Public Data on the Mortgage Market
Fair lending is the foundation of a thriving economy, both locally and nationally. Access to credit drives home purchases, revitalizes…
Jumpstarting the Market for Accessory Dwelling Units: Lessons Learned from Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver
Authors: Karen Chapple, Jake Wegmann, Farzad Mashhood and Rebecca Coleman Release Date: April 2017 2-page Summary Across the United States, communities are…
Right Type, Right Place: Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Infill Residential Development through 2030
Authors: Nathaniel Decker, Carol Galante, Karen Chapple & Amy Martin, Terner Center for Housing…
Balancing the Tax Code to Relieve Housing Cost Burdens
Of the more than 21 millions renters in the United States who are burdened by the cost of housing today, more…
The Fair Tax Credit: A Proposal for a Federal Assistance in Rental Credit to Support Low-Income Renters
Authors: Carol Galante, Carolina K. Reid, and Nathaniel Decker Release Date: November 2016 This paper proposes a new tax credit to assist the growing…
Housing Highlights from the 2015 American Community Survey
The Census Bureau has just released the 2015 American Community Survey (ACS), the most detailed and comprehensive regular source of…
Borrowing Innovation, Achieving Affordability: What We Can Learn from Massachusetts Chapter 40B
Working Paper, August 2016 Authors: Carolina K. Reid, Carol Galante, Ashley F. Weinstein-Carnes…
Has the Expansion of American Cities Slowed Down?
This piece originally appeared on the BuildZoom blog. The original post can be found here. Key takeaways: As a whole, U.S. cities maintained…
Urban Revival? Not for Most Americans
The U.S. population is now less urban than before the start of the housing bubble. While well-educated, higher-income young adults…
