“Senators recently inserted a new provision… that would require large single-family home investors to sell their newly built rental properties to individuals within seven years of completing them.”
The housing crisis can’t be solved city by city. In the end, if our housing markets are metropolitan in nature, then our development laws should be as well.
To meet the demand for affordable housing nationwide, we need inclusive zoning and land use reform across states.
For example, this is what happens in the highly-regulated areas of Princeton and Trenton, in New Jersey. Meanwhile, in areas like San Antonio, with less restrictive zoning, costs tend to be lower.
These zoning practices don't just affect one city—it drives up housing costs across entire regions, even in low-income areas without such restrictive rules.
Restrictive zoning raises property values and erodes the affordable housing supply, which drives up housing costs and makes affordable housing harder to build.
We found areas with exclusionary zoning saw rising rents and more families in low-income neighborhoods spending over 30% of their income on housing.
We used our National Zoning and Land Use Database to study 2,600+ cities and how zoning affects rent and affordability—especially for low-income tenants.
But It’s one thing if residents of an affluent town or neighborhood decide to block an apartment building, excluding middle or low-income tenants from the area. It’s quite another when those policies negatively impact residents in other communities.
“Exclusionary zoning” limits affordable housing by banning apartment complexes , requiring large-lot single-family homes, and capping building heights, among other restrictions.
Cities often block affordable housing through zoning laws. But new research shows these rules don’t just affect their residents: they appear to raise costs in nearby neighborhoods too.
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“Nationally, there is a shortage of 7.2 million affordable and available rental homes for
11 million extremely low-income renter households.”
@nlihc.org has published its latest “The Gap” report. Explore the data here:
“It has become more difficult than ever for low-income tenants to find — and keep — affordable housing.”
www.streetroots.org/housing/2026...
Via @streetroots.bsky.social
“More than 115 programs have raised their income threshold requirements since 2023.”
“The Senate is mulling a major bipartisan housing package, while HUD has been busy overhauling its regulations.”
“Since June 2021, the city distributed more than $16 million to over 3,100 households. That money also assisted with eviction settlements and moving and storage costs.”
www.kut.org/housing/2026...
Via @kutnews.bsky.social
“Fair housing advocates say launching a proactive program would directly benefit tenants who fear their landlords will retaliate against them.”
“Previous eviction filings immediately become a barrier to affordable housing for his clients. Even if tenants settle debts with their landlord.”
“Desmond's book… studied the relationship between eviction and poverty through the stories of eight Milwaukee families, Black and white, and two landlords involved with them.”
www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
“We just finished the disaster of an occupation and now we’re moving toward facing the disaster of an eviction flood.”
“Several tenants’ rights groups have already filed legal challenges, arguing that the rollback was issued without proper public notice and comment.”
stateline.org/2026/03/03/h...
Via @stateline.org
“Fair housing advocates say launching a proactive program would directly benefit tenants who fear their landlords will retaliate against them.”
“I don’t want to end up back on the streets. It’s a fear that I have. Alot of people fear that.”
Via: @ktnv.bsky.social
“About 18% of all property transfers in the state last year, representing nearly 60,000 homes, were made through inheritance.”
www.wsj.com/economy/hous...
Via @wsj.com
“Many of the places that used to build a lot are starting to look more like the NIMBY strongholds on the coasts.”
www.npr.org/sections/pla...
By @planetmoney.bsky.social’s @elliswonk.bsky.social
“Renters are (still) experiencing increasing instability and high housing costs.”
Via: Register Guard
www.registerguard.com/story/news/l...
“Tenant organizers [in the Twin Cities] have played a pivotal role in that web of grassroots organizing.”
shelterforce.org/2026/02/27/s...
Via @shelterforce.bsky.social
“If we don't keep these people housed, there will be severe impacts on their life. And not just on their life but on all of our communities too."
Via: @kare11.bsky.social
“If we can keep kids housed then we can keep them in school.”
Via: FOX 23 Oklahoma
“Formal eviction filings would just be the tip of the iceberg here,” Eviction Lab’s Nick Graetz told @bloomberg.com.
“About 71% of all eviction cases filed in the region last year were against Black people even though Black residents make up about 53% of all the metro area’s renters.”
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