America’s housing shortage did not develop overnight, and it will not be solved with a single piece of legislation. Decades of restrictive zoning, burdensome permitting requirements, environmental review delays, parking…
Editors at National Review Online pan legislation on Capitol Hill addressing housing issues. Congress couldn’t help but get in its own way. What began as a good faith, bipartisan effort…
Tobias Peter assesses current needs in America’s housing supply. As housing affordability dominates national headlines, policymakers from the White House to Capitol Hill are scrambling for answers—but focusing on rising…
President Donald Trump recently revived talk of a 50-year mortgage. On Truth Social, he shared an image of Franklin D. Roosevelt labeled “30-year mortgage” beside a photo of himself marked…
Beth Brelje writes for the Federalist about challenges facing America’s younger adults. Our economy forces young adults to kick their own debt down the road just like Congress does. Drowning…
Edward Pinto detects significant problems with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ federal housing policy proposals. A signature feature of Kamala Harris’s housing plan is providing first-time home buyers with $25,000…
Zachary Halaschak of the Washington Examiner details a growing problem for the Biden administration. Soaring mortgage rates have combined with high housing prices to push homebuying out of reach for…
Buying a home is an essential part of the American dream, but is that beginning to die as inflation rises the prices of homes into the six-figures? This affordability crisis…
Raleigh is experiencing a housing crisis. Rising apartment costs are currently outpacing inflation in the city, meaning that families are going to find it more and more difficult to afford housing.…
The “Inflation Reduction Act” would be a disaster for many. Taxes would rise for nearly every income group, devastating low-income households in particular. One of the most harmful aspects of the bill…
North Carolina cities are experiencing record growth, and new housing is in high demand. Burdensome zoning regulations and affordable housing policies have driven up housing costs. Loosening these regulations will…
Determined to strike out on my own after college, I quickly realized that my eyes were bigger than my paycheck when it came to finding a place to rent. For…