Data Explorer: Rent Burden in the US
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A better way to produce affordable housing
In 1937, affordable housing was invented. It wouldn't be called "affordable housing" until the 1980s, and lots of housing had been affordable before then, but that was the year that the United States Housing Act introduced income-restricted housing. Later amendments would tie these income restrictions to
Speculating on vacancy decontrol
Sorry it's been forever. New year, new NYC mayor, exciting times to be getting back to writing about housing. Also I finally have my very own ✨chart aesthetic✨ so get ready, dear nerds. As New York City approaches a rent freeze, people continue to be up in arms
How much does luxury building matter?
The results of this one were a big surprise to me. The question I asked is, are rents high because the new housing that's being built is too expensive? There's a lot of attention on how expensive market-rate housing is and how much luxury vs affordable
How to fight big financial landlords
The role of big finance in housing has been getting a lot of attention lately. TikTokers made a big scare and convinced a lot of people that 40% of single-family homes are owned by private equity companies, which is not even close to being true. This turned out to be