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In addressing the housing shortage, we might need to rethink the way housing policy works

by Amy Scott and Sean McHenry

Feb 10, 2022

A new book by Jenny Schuetz, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, sheds light on possible solutions.

"The market wants very much to build more homes in high-demand locations, but we have a whole set of policies that make it virtually impossible to add housing," said Jenny Schuetz at the Brookings Institution.

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California hopes for a duplex revolution

by Matt Levin

Aug 30, 2021

The bill likely to become law would effectively end single-family-only zoning across the state. But will it ease housing prices?

People look at a San Francisco home during an open house in April 2019. Following a dramatic jump in housing prices over the past year, a California bill that has passed both chambers seeks to effectively end single-family-only zoning.

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