Land Use
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Can Other States Learn From California’s Property Tax Experiment?
Capping property taxes isn’t all upside, but California’s Proposition 13 shows how tax limits can protect property owners from sudden increases and provide greater predictability.
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Why Apartments in Tokyo Are So Much Cheaper Than in NYC
Tokyo houses millions more people than New York, with a surprisingly simple affordability formula: let people build more housing.
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The Hidden $13K Tax: Did the Government Make You Buy a Car?
Postwar subsidies paid American cities to bulldoze walkable live-work centers. Now average folk pay $13,000/year to own cars, and “walkable communities” became a profitable luxury.
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Why Much of Manhattan Would Be Illegal to Build Today
Zoning laws drive up housing costs and freeze cities in the past. New York City is a clear example.
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Why Water Prices Are Rising
America’s water crisis is a governance problem, not a scarcity problem.
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Claims of Housing ‘Oversupply’ Are Misleading
A few cooling markets have sparked claims that housing reform is no longer necessary. Post-COVID adjustments shouldn’t distract us from the long-term problem.
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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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California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.
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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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The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.
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Can Other States Learn From California’s Property Tax Experiment?
Capping property taxes isn’t all upside, but California’s Proposition 13 shows how tax limits can protect property owners from sudden increases and provide greater predictability.
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Why Apartments in Tokyo Are So Much Cheaper Than in NYC
Tokyo houses millions more people than New York, with a surprisingly simple affordability formula: let people build more housing.
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•
The Hidden $13K Tax: Did the Government Make You Buy a Car?
Postwar subsidies paid American cities to bulldoze walkable live-work centers. Now average folk pay $13,000/year to own cars, and “walkable communities” became a profitable luxury.
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Why Much of Manhattan Would Be Illegal to Build Today
Zoning laws drive up housing costs and freeze cities in the past. New York City is a clear example.
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Why Water Prices Are Rising
America’s water crisis is a governance problem, not a scarcity problem.
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•
Claims of Housing ‘Oversupply’ Are Misleading
A few cooling markets have sparked claims that housing reform is no longer necessary. Post-COVID adjustments shouldn’t distract us from the long-term problem.
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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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•
California’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Drought—It’s Bad Policy
Decades of subsidies, mispricing, and politically protected water allocations have left households paying the highest costs while agriculture wastes the most.
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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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•
The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.