Western housing shortages drive inequality, climate change, low productivity growth, obesity, and even falling fertility rates.
America’s housing was built for a world we no longer live in
The United States is turning 250. Everything we want for the next 50 years starts with fixing housing.
More Housing is Possible: a National Town Hall · Burhan for State Senate
Join Vice Mayor Burhan Azeem and the people behind the Montana Miracle, California’s SB79, and the ROAD to Housing Act to discuss recent wins and what comes next for the housing movement. Speakers will dig into the policy that's moving the needle, the campaigns and organizing that got us here, and how local leadership can turn big ideas into more homes. Expect sharp takes, lively panels, and the collective brainpower of the country's most effective housing advocates in one (virtual) room.
The Artist Loft: Affordable Housing (for White People)
Do these tax-subsidized apartments perpetuate segregation by excluding some low-income households?
Communities Across the Nation Want to Add Housing. Which Metropolitan Areas Are Adding the Most?
Between 2020 and 2025, four Texas metropolitan areas—Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio—accounted for 13.3 percent of total US housing supply growth.
One condo, hundreds of homes: UHERO study reveals housing ripple effect | University of Hawaiʻi System News
Housing filtering is a process in which new construction sets off a chain of moves that frees up existing homes across the market.
World-systems theory
World-systems theory is a multidisciplinary approach to world history and social change which emphasizes the world-system as the primary unit of social analysis. World-systems theorists argue that their theory explains the rise and fall of states, income inequality, social unrest, and imperialism.
A Low-Cost Ownership Oasis in a Desert of Apartment Unaffordability
When this California housing cooperative began more than 30 years ago, it wasn’t the most affordable place to live. But now, it is.
Housing Research Needs a Credibility Revolution
YIMBY papers receive a disproportionate share of citations
The case for environmentally sensitive housing
If we are serious about providing the best quality homes we must regenerate the empty built environment. Sustainability would be good too
The Divide — Jason Hickel
The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions Penguin Random House UK, 2017
A quote from 1984
In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance.
Women at Risk: Economic Inequalities in the Age of AI - TWF
As we come to the end of 2024, we are humbled by the impact we have been able to make together to improve the lives of […]
The Commons | Join Our Unique Community
Discover The Commons: A multi-generational Co-Housing community fostering sustainable living and connection in Santa Fe. Learn about our homes, lifestyle, and how to get involved.
Climate, Energy, & the Future–How Infrastructure Works–Deb Chachra–The Future is Literally Bright