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Are increased levels of homeownership good for affordability? No… and yes.

December 20, 2020 By Michael Lewyn

For over a century, policymakers have argued that homeowners take better care of their neighborhood and are just generally more desirable in other ways.  As early as 1917, the federal Labor Department created a propaganda campaign to encourage home ownership.  And in 1925, Commerce … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing Tagged With: affordability, home ownership, zoning

Thoughts On Today’s Emily Hamilton Vs. Randal O’Toole Cato Discussion

November 29, 2016 By Michael Lewyn

Because of work obligations, I listened to only about a third of today's Cato Institute discussion on urban sprawl.  I heard some of Randall O'Toole's talk and some of the question-and-answer period. O’Toole said high housing prices don’t correlate with “zoning” just with “growth constraints.”  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, sprawl Tagged With: home ownership, sprawl

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