Together we can fix America’s housing crisis.
A growing number of working Americans are struggling to find housing they can afford. It is a clear strain on families.
We need policies that address regressive zoning, density restrictions and other requirements that restrict the housing supply and increase costs.
About the issue
The housing crisis is widespread throughout the United States, but certain states and localities face unique challenges. Learn about how these communities are impacted and the housing policies they’re exploring to solve the problem.
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As the housing crisis continues to worsen across the United States, access to affordable housing has become increasingly challenging for individuals and families.
As rent costs in Denver continue to climb sharply, the city’s new mandatory inclusionary zoning policy is yet another example of a policy with good intentions failing to address the root of the problem: the lack of housing supply. Instead of increasing affordable housing, new regulatory measures consistently further exacerbate the low supply of affordable housing.
In many geographies where artificial caps on rent exist, housing underdevelopment has resulted. Given its failed history, it comes as no surprise that the passage of rent control in St. Paul yielded immediate negative consequences.
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