housing regulations

Navigating Foreign Investments in United States Real Estate

Navigating Foreign Investments in United States Real Estate

Scholars discuss regulatory methods to reduce threats posed by foreign investment in domestic realty.

“Zoning” In on Affordable Housing and Climate Change

“Zoning” In on Affordable Housing and Climate Change

Scholars argue that relaxing zoning laws may not have the effect that policymakers intend.

Affordable Housing is Climate-Friendly Housing

Affordable Housing is Climate-Friendly Housing

States should prohibit local zoning ordinances that bar affordable, climate-friendly housing.

Germany’s Success in Community Development

Germany’s Success in Community Development

German models of communal housing development may offer solutions to U.S. housing problems.

Corporate Home Buyers Restrict Widespread Homeownership

Corporate Home Buyers Restrict Widespread Homeownership

Private equity firms buy homes in droves but diminish homeownership opportunities for families in the process.

Coping With the Loss of COVID-19 Eviction Moratoriums

Coping With the Loss of COVID-19 Eviction Moratoriums

More financial assistance and fewer anti-eviction mandates may better shelter both renters and landlords.

The Collapse of Champlain Towers South Was a Regulatory Failure

The Collapse of Champlain Towers South Was a Regulatory Failure

Lack of regulation contributed to the collapse of the Champlain Towers South building.

How Land Use Reform Led to More Housing in Houston

How Land Use Reform Led to More Housing in Houston

Scholars show that reducing minimum lot sizes unleashed a small housing boom in Texas’s largest city.

Racism, Regulation, and the Administrative State

Racism, Regulation, and the Administrative State

Leading scholars address the ways in which racism pervades the modern administrative state and legal profession.

Philadelphia Passes Renters’ Right to Counsel

Philadelphia Passes Renters’ Right to Counsel

The law is a win for housing advocates, but gaps remain in city’s rental protections.