About

Hi, I'm Brandon Istenes, and Rent & Rentier is the home of my work on housing economics. I launched this publication to document my own process of investigating the housing crisis.

My goal is to get beyond the simplistic and overconfident explanations that dominate the discussion, and help people develop a better understanding of this complex and nuanced problem. This should be a resource for housing affordability advocates especially—after all, the point is not to merely interpret the world, but to change it.

I am currently a Research Analyst at the Levy Economics Institute. Views expressed here are not necessarily those of my employer.

As you can tell, this is just getting started. I would love to hear what you think! I welcome feedback, questions, ideas, and opportunities for collaboration at brandon@rentrentier.com.