Publications
Unaffordable Housing: Why Housing is So Expensive and What We Can Do About It
America has a housing problem that keeps getting worse. Too many working and middle-class Americans can’t afford a decent place to rent or buy. This policy paper explores the causes of the affordable housing crisis, obstacles in the way of solving it, and some short- and long-term solutions to promote new construction and make existing housing more affordable.
Numbers At-A-Glance
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37.8 million
renter and homeowner households paid more than 30% of their income on housing in 2019
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In 95% of U.S. counties,
a full-time worker earning federal or state minimum wage cannot afford to rent a modest, one-bedroom apartment
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75% of all residential land
in many U.S. cities is zoned exclusively for single-family development, and this percentage is even higher in suburban areas
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Economy Social Policy
Beyond Social Security & Toward Real Retirement Security
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Economy Social Policy
Why is Everyone in College Sports Getting Rich Except the Athletes?
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Social Policy
Policing in America: Closing the Data Gap
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Social Policy
Public Libraries for Bipartisanship
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Social Policy
The Immigration Debate: The Poison Infecting Our Politics