For now this is just a disorganized stub index. I keep needing resources about housing policy, so I’m going to start racking them up here.
Ned Resnikoff
A policy wonk I like.
Dissent | Supply and the Housing Crisis: A Debate
Debunking a lot of silly left-NIMBY arguments.
The Nation | A YIMBY Theory of Power
A response to criticism of the Abundance YIMBYs.
Roosevelt Institute | There Is No Housing Affordability Without Building More Housing
The vacant housing canard
Debunking NIMBYism: A Closer Look at Vacant Housing Units
A few key statistics showing that there is not a big resevoir of unoccupied housing which people could move into tomorrow.
Millions of U.S. Homes Are Sitting Vacant, So Why Are Homes Still So Expensive?
Another look at the numbers on vacant housing.
Why vacant homes won’t solve our housing shortage
Another overview of the fundamentals.
Building “luxury” housing
Many NIMBYs say that allowing more housing development will not bring down housing costs because developers will just build “luxury” housing. But even building fancy housing brings down housing costs, because it soaks up housing demand by affluent people who would otherwise bid up the cost of existing housing stock.
The Downmarket Impact of New Multifamily Housing: Evidence from a Honolulu Condo Tower
A case study showing that fancy new housing brings down the cost of all the housing nearby.
Curbing Rising Housing Costs: A Model-Based Policy Comparison
An academic paper with evidence that building new “luxury” housing might actually be the best way to bring down housing prices.
Policy
Beyond Skepticism: Data Confirms Auckland's Zoning Reforms Delivered on Housing Promises
A case study showing that zoning reform brought down housing costs.
California YIMBY | Restoring the California Dream
A comprehensive proposal.
Tax Incentives and the Supply of Low-Income Housing
A study showing that tax credits targeted at the creation of “affordable” housing is ineffective.
Pew | Austin’s Surge of New Housing Construction Drove Down Rents
Increased supply lowers costs.
Politico | The left’s housing civil war is ending
YIMBYism is not neoliberalism.
Housing the unhoused
It turns out that high housing costs cause people to become unhoused, and the most effective policies to address houselessness are to lower housing costs and to just give people on the street stable housing.
Finland’s Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story
An overview of a policy success.
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