Published: 2020 | Carolina Reid | Terner Center Abstract The research shows that hard construction costs—specifically the costs of material and labor—are the primary driver of rising development costs.
Built-Out-Cities? How California Cities Restrict Housing Production Through Prohibition and Process
Published: 2020 | Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens, and Michael Manville | Terner Center for Housing Innovation Abstract Given high rents and prices in California, housing production is at a relative historic low. Scholarship has connected restrictive land use regulations to…
Inclusionary Zoning Hurts More Than It Helps
Published: 2019 | Emily Hamilton | Mercatus Institute Abstract Inclusionary zoning is popular among policymakers for two reasons. First, it appears “free.” It produces affordable housing units without an outlay of tax dollars. Second, it allows policymakers to appear as…
Is inclusionary zoning creating less affordable housing?
Published: 2018 | Emily Hamilton | Strong Towns
The Economic Implications of Housing Supply
Published: 2018 | Edward Glaeser, Joseph Gyourko | The Journal of Economic Prespectives Abstract In this essay, we review the basic economics of housing supply and the functioning of US housing markets to better understand the distribution of home prices,…
Multifamily Cost of Regulation
Published: 2018 | Dr. Paul Emrath, Caitlin Walter
Examining the Local Land Use Entitlement Process in California to Inform Policy and Process
Published: 2018 | Moira O’Neill, Giulia Gualco-Nelson, Eric Biber Abstract As California’s housing affordability crisis persists, an important question raised is: What laws or regulations might impede housing construction in high-cost areas? To help answer this question, we focused on…
Paying For Dirt: Where Have Home Values Detached From Construction Costs?
Published: 2017 | Issi Romem | BuildZoom Abstract The high cost of housing in expensive coastal metros is not driven by construction costs. It is driven by the high cost of land which, in turn, reflects a scarcity of zoned…
Letter to LA City Council, LA City Clerk: Amendments to a Linkage Fee
Published: 2017 | Michael Manville, Paavo Monkonnen | UCLA Department ofUrban Planning
It Takes a Village: Designating “Tiny House” Villages as Transitional Housing Campgrounds
Published: 2017 | Ciara Turner | University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Abstract A relatively new proposal to reduce homelessness in the United States involves extraordinarily small dwellings. While the “tiny house” movement is intuitively appealing and has found…