Affordable Housing
Non-Paywalled Version of My Washington Examiner Article on “Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability”
NA The Cato Institute has posted a non-paywalled version of my recent Washington Examiner article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability." I don't see a paywall blocking the article on the Examiner…
What America can learn from Japanese housing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tKTLqcDOaI I don't own a home. In fact, I don't even sleep in one. Houses are so expensive that, to save for a future down payment, I cut costs by living in the air vents here at the…
My New Washington Examiner Article on “Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability”
Andrii Yalanskyi/Dreamstime.com Today, the Washington Examiner published my article on "Foot Voting, Housing, and Affordability." Here is an excerpt: Affordability was the biggest issue in the 2025 off-year…
A 50-year mortgage won’t make homes affordable
Last week, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Administration Bill Pulte revealed a plan to offer 50-year mortgages to the public. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, created in the 1930s, helped generations to slowly build…
The Trump administration’s latest housing ‘fix’ could create a bubble
President Donald Trump made headlines with his controversial proposal to make housing affordable by introducing 50-year mortgages. While that plan was merely floated—and may not even be legal—the administration has laid the…
Completely fine or a total flop?
Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's newsletter takes a look at the Trump administration's proposal to create a 50-year mortgage product to rival the 30-year mortgage that became…
Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention Panel on Zoning, Property Rights, and the Housing Crisis
Andrii Yalanskyi/Dreamstime.com Yesterday, I participated in the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention panel on "Socialism or Sensible Protections? Zoning, Rent Control, and the Housing Crisis." Although…
New York voters say yes to faster housing approvals
Making it over the finish line in last night's New York City election were three proposed charter amendments that would collectively limit the power of the New York City Council to review and reject individual housing…
Mikie Sherrill elected New Jersey governor as a conventional Democrat
Mikie Sherrill is an establishment Democrat made in a lab. A retired Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, she was so alarmed by the election of Donald Trump in 2017 that she decided to run for Congress in suburban…
Cranbury, New Jersey tentatively agrees to not seize 175-year-old family farm
The township of Cranbury, New Jersey, will not take Andy Henry's 175-year-old family farm for an affordable housing development after all. According to a tentative agreement made public yesterday, the township has agreed…
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