Thread by @nserickson

In no particular order, here are my favorite #housing reads from 2022.

Across the political spectrum and in both articles and opinion pieces, the message is clear: The cause of the #HousingCrisis is the lack of housing and under-building since 2008… (1/14) #mnleg

…caused by policies that price buyers and renters out of the market. Removing access and affordability roadblocks is necessary to achieve the level of construction needed to solve this problem.

And it takes all players. #housing #mnleg (2/14)

Supply and demand is a simple concept, but Americans have a hard time applying this Econ 101 topic to #housing. Housing Shortage Denialism and NIMBYism must be overcome. via @TheAtlantic #mnleg (3/14) theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Why we have a #housing shortage is too long for 240 characters, but the disappearance of starter homes plays a huge role. This @nytimes article reflects on the homes that fueled growth and prosperity for generations #LegalizeNewStarterHomes #mnleg (4/14) nytimes.com/2022/09/25/ups…

More from @nytimes "The starter home has always done a lot of work. It builds equity, creates stability, gives shelter from landlords and inflation. It has been an incubator of small businesses and community institutions..." #mnleg #housing (5/14) nytimes.com/2022/09/25/ups…

The lack of new starter homes, and other affordability roadblocks, have created a #housing shortage so large that it is almost beyond comprehension. More from @TheAtlantic #mnleg (6/14) theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

With such a large #housing deficit, there is really only one solution: Build more homes. Of course, to do that, we need to break down affordability roadblocks. #zoning / land use reform is where state legislatures need to start. (7/14)
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And you can’t talk #zoning reform without mentioning this book: Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke The American City & How to Fix It by @mnolangray. #housing #mnleg (8/14) islandpress.org/books/arbitrar…

As this @smartcitiesdive piece points out, #zoning plays a central role in the #housingcrisis. #mnleg (9/14) smartcitiesdive.com/news/nimby-loc…

While some look at the #housingcrisis symptoms, the focus needs to be on the cause. From @Minnesotanomics “Affordable housing is scarce here because state and local governments effectively make it illegal to build. #mnleg #zoning (10/14) m.startribune.com/high-housing-c…

Like @Minnesotanomics, @jenny_schuetz also called on focusing on the cause, not the symptoms. Policymakers cannot get distracted by symptoms if they want to solve the #housingcrisos #mnleg (11/14) forbes.com/sites/davidwes…

#housing is one of the few major issues that transcends the partisan divide. @thenation #mnleg thenation.com/article/societ… (12/14)

This @WSJopinion piece also called for increasing the #housing supply “Economics 101 would say the prices are too high, so raise the damn supply. But what we do is we build up barriers. Zoning usually is how it’s done.” (13/14) #mnleg on.wsj.com/3S1pUSu

All of this is to say, we need to get serious about comprehensive #housing policy reform, #zoning and land use are great places to start. #mnleg From @nytimes nytimes.com/2022/07/14/ups… (14/14)