Showing posts with label Housing Policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Housing Policy. Show all posts
Monday, June 8, 2026

When Housing Meets Immigration: Is the Swiss Referendum Capping Its Population Asking the Wrong Question?

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Next week, Swiss voters are going to head to the ballot box to decide whether to cap the Swiss population at 10 million by 2050. Supporter...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

How Institutional Investors Are Good for the Housing Market

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Earlier this week, President Trump gave his first State of the Union address during his second term. I found plenty to disagree with, inclu...
Monday, November 17, 2025

Trump’s 50-Year Mortgage Plan: Slow-Walking Americans Into Generational Debt

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Housing costs in the United States continue to skyrocket, which makes homeownership an increasingly elusive endeavor. Especially since ownin...
Monday, September 1, 2025

How the Government's War on Single-Room Occupancy Fueled the Housing Crisis

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Along with food and clothing, a roof over one's head has been considered one of the three fundamental needs for human survival. This rem...
Monday, June 16, 2025

Build Less, Pay More: Another Study Shows The Price of Housing Regulations

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There was a time when buying a home with a white-picket fence was a staple of the American Dream. The home was a symbol of stability, indepe...
Thursday, October 10, 2024

Is J.D. Vance Correct in Blaming Immigrants on Rising Housing Prices?

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Last week, two Vice Presidential candidates went head-to-head on the debate floor: Republican J.D. Vance and Democrat Tim Walz. As two Midwe...
Thursday, September 5, 2024

We Deserve Better Housing Reform Than Harris' Down Payment Assistance Scheme for First-Time Buyers

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When Vice President Kamala Harris first took on the mantle of being the Democratic presidential candidate, it was a mystery as to what she a...
Monday, August 19, 2024

Milei Eliminates Rent Control in Argentina, the Housing Market Booms: When Will the U.S. Political Left Learn?

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Javier Milei has grabbed my attention not only because he is the President of Argentina, but more notably because he is the first libertaria...
Monday, July 22, 2024

Biden's Rent Control Proposal Would Screw Over Americans Looking for Affordable Housing

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While political pundits are focused on President Biden dropping out of the race, I want to turn attention to a policy that Biden proposed la...
Thursday, June 6, 2024

New Meta-Analysis Confirms Rent Control Causes Way More Harm Than Good

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Housing prices continue to spiral out of control in the United States. Last January, Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studi...
Thursday, September 14, 2023

Looking at U.S. "Housing First" Initiatives: Why Fixing Homelessness Is Not As Easy As Buying the Homeless Houses

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Homelessness is hardly a new issue. What is new is how the public encampments and street disorder caused by the homeless ramped up since the...
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Redlining: Another Reminder Why Government Should Not Be Involved in Housing

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While scrolling on my Facebook feed last week, a good friend of mine posted an exposé from ABC News in Chicago called Our America: Lowballe...
Monday, December 5, 2022

Pasadena Voted for the Economically Reckless Policy of Rent Control

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Although the midterm elections were a month ago, I still reflect on the results, particularly those of ballot initiatives. This election cyc...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Paying Rent During the COVID-19 Pandemic: My Concerns About Eviction Bans

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We are coming up on the third month in which millions of U.S. citizens have to pay rent during pandemic-induced lockdowns. This becomes more...
Thursday, June 13, 2019

Why Cory Booker's Affordable Housing Plan Is Mostly Deficient, But Has Some Good in It

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In recent months, I have noticed that various Democratic figures are shifting the Democratic Party to the Left. The Green New Deal , introdu...