Build Less, Pay More: What Happened To American Housing

Labor’s housing tax reforms must be the beginning, not the end

Labor’s capital gains tax and negative gearing reforms are a welcome start. But fixing housing will require broader tax reform, state cooperation and far greater investment in social housing. The post Labor’s housing tax reforms must be the beginning, not the end appeared first on Crikey.

‘Affordability crisis’: How the Western housing crisis spiralled

Rising rents and prices outpacing wages provoke global debate: Is housing a basic right or an investment asset?

Congress has taken a step to fix housing affordability — it can’t afford to go backward

Washington has spent years talking about housing affordability. Despite the talk, federal lawmakers have failed to enact housing reforms, while ordinary Americans have been crushed by rent, mortgage payments, and a supply crunch that never seems to ease. Now, after months of negotiating, Congress has finally reached an agreement on a bipartisan housing package that []

Washington Land Grab Hides In Housing ‘Fix’

A massive new housing bill racing through Congress claims to rescue young Americans from the housing crisis, but it also expands Washington’s grip on your neighborhood and the housing market itself. Story Snapshot The Senate passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act with an overwhelming vote, calling it the biggest housing reform in []

America’s housing was built for a world we no longer live in

America’s housing supply was built for a world we no longer live in. But what will replace it? As the nation turns 250, that is one of the most important questions we face in the coming decades. Building enough homes, of the right kind, and in the right places is a prerequisite for economic opportunity []