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The U.S. Needs a National Vision for Housing Policy

@inproceedings{Reina2019TheUN,
  title={The U.S. Needs a National Vision for Housing Policy},
  author={Vincent J. Reina},
  year={2019}
}

• Vincent J. Reina
• Published 2019
• Economics

Rising rents have exacerbated other problems, too, like tenant displacement and homelessness. After the Great Depression, the U.S. government created a series of market-stabilizing institutions and programs that reshaped the housing landscape.1,2 But policymakers have done nothing along those lines in response to the country’s current challenges. One response to our current housing challenges is to increase the supply of housing, but the private market has failed to produce the number of units being demanded at different price points.3 The likelihood that the government will have to play a larger role in addressing issues of housing affordability is increasing. However, the fact that some forms of public involvement in housing markets, such as exclusionary land use policies, may run counter to the country’s housing goals highlights the necessity for policy responses that are multipronged and nuanced. In this Issue Brief, I note some of the demographic and economic changes that are reconfiguring the U.S. housing landscape based off my research and work SUMMARY