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Housing is Opportunity (Part 1)

As opportunity grows in across the metropolitan United States, tight housing supply has concentrated economic opportunity in more highly desirable neighborhoods. At first glance, that sounds redundant, doesn’t it? Not really—when UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation took a…

This is truly uncontroversial

Here’s a concept: It shouldn’t be so hard to find an affordable place to live. Because of the severe housing shortage, families everywhere are struggling with housing costs. Homelessness is skyrocketing, especially in communities of color. A growing share of…

Yes, Building Market-Rate Housing Lowers Rents. Here’s How.

A growing body of evidence supports California YIMBY’s founding goal: more housing for more people means a more inclusive California. If this state is truly open to all, it must permit enough housing for all—regardless of income. A new working paper…