The end of the housing supply debate (maybe)

The City Observatory is a study of modern-day cities and urban development practices. Slowly, the rhetorical battle is being won, as affordable housing advocates acknowledge more supply matters

There’s been a war of words about what kind of housing policies are needed to address the nation’s affordability problems. Economists (from the White House to academe) argue that increasing housing supply is essential. Low income housing advocates of many stripes push for efforts to pay via taxes or require via regulations that more units be built specifically for low and moderate income households.

Everyone agrees that much of the affordability problem is due to ...