housing
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Property Taxes Invert the Moral Order of Ownership
True reform means cutting them now and eliminating them over time.
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The Housing Crisis Is a Supply Problem
Rising prices make us look for someone to blame, but the broken market has a simple cause: it’s illegal to build enough homes.
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Worries Spread in Private Credit Markets
Risk migrated outside traditional banks, but insolvencies and widening credit spreads are raising questions about leverage and liquidity strain system-wide.
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The Elevator Problem: How Rent-Seeking and Regulation Make Modern Life Unaffordable
If we want affordable, accessible, mid-rise construction, we need more elevators. Why are we building so few of them?
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New York Can’t Afford to Sideline Private Developers
Private investment can deliver new rentals at scale, but few will want to build if NYC makes it impossible to charge market rates or remove delinquent tenants.
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No, First-Time Homebuyers Aren’t All 40 Now
A viral housing statistic has captured headlines and fueled frustration. But the emotionally satisfying data rests on shaky methodology, identifying the wrong problem.
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Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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Rent Money Isn’t Wasted — It Buys Protection from Big Risk
Rent is a premium to avoid risk and preserve mobility. Landlords don’t just collect checks: they absorb the financial volatility of homeownership.
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‘Saving the Family’ Should Start with Sound Money
American’s birth dearth isn’t just cultural — it’s monetary. The best pro-natal policy is to stop making daily life so expensive.
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Are Institutions Buying Up Single-Family Homes?
Institutional investors own less than one percent of single-family homes, and their impact on prices is modest. New evidence suggests their presence may reduce rents.
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Property Taxes Invert the Moral Order of Ownership
True reform means cutting them now and eliminating them over time.
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•
The Housing Crisis Is a Supply Problem
Rising prices make us look for someone to blame, but the broken market has a simple cause: it’s illegal to build enough homes.
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•
Worries Spread in Private Credit Markets
Risk migrated outside traditional banks, but insolvencies and widening credit spreads are raising questions about leverage and liquidity strain system-wide.
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The Elevator Problem: How Rent-Seeking and Regulation Make Modern Life Unaffordable
If we want affordable, accessible, mid-rise construction, we need more elevators. Why are we building so few of them?
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New York Can’t Afford to Sideline Private Developers
Private investment can deliver new rentals at scale, but few will want to build if NYC makes it impossible to charge market rates or remove delinquent tenants.
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•
No, First-Time Homebuyers Aren’t All 40 Now
A viral housing statistic has captured headlines and fueled frustration. But the emotionally satisfying data rests on shaky methodology, identifying the wrong problem.
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•
Rents, AI, and Commodity Prices: What Drove State-Level Growth in 2024?
Localized price data from the BEA show specific patterns of growth and inflation reshaped the economic map of the United States in 2024.
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•
Rent Money Isn’t Wasted — It Buys Protection from Big Risk
Rent is a premium to avoid risk and preserve mobility. Landlords don’t just collect checks: they absorb the financial volatility of homeownership.
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•
‘Saving the Family’ Should Start with Sound Money
American’s birth dearth isn’t just cultural — it’s monetary. The best pro-natal policy is to stop making daily life so expensive.
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•
Are Institutions Buying Up Single-Family Homes?
Institutional investors own less than one percent of single-family homes, and their impact on prices is modest. New evidence suggests their presence may reduce rents.