People want in
Jobs, family, schools, safety, and opportunity draw households toward a place.
+THE EVIDENCE BEHIND YOUR RENTSTART HERE
Why is
rent high?
Too many people are chasing too few homes.
Homes fall short
Rules, delay, and high building costs keep housing from responding.
+Bidding begins
Households compete for the same homes. Rent becomes the price of exclusion.
Compared with what?
Building can help even when rent still rises.
A growing city can add homes and still get more expensive. The question is whether rent is lower than it would have been under continued scarcity. Researchers test that comparison across cities, neighborhoods, and individual buildings.
Read the evidence guide →What communities can do
Stop making homes scarce on purpose.
Legalize more kinds of homes. Remove costs that do not need to be there. Set clear rules—and say yes on time.
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Apartments
→02Make room for apartments, shops, and neighbors
Missing middle
→03Bring back the homes between a house and a high-rise
ADUs
→04Let homeowners add a home
Parking reform
→05Stop forcing every home to buy parking
Homes near transit
→06Put more homes where the connections already are
Faster approvals
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