Federal Housing Assistance in Los Angeles County is Primarily for High-Income Neighborhoods

2025-06-01T14:36:20-07:00

Eliminating the Mortgage Interest Deduction would generate new revenue for the federal government — in 2014, it cost the U.S. Treasury more than $100 billion. An expansion of such magnitude might allow us to cover all the households in LA County eligible for housing subsidies.

Federal Housing Assistance in Los Angeles County is Primarily for High-Income Neighborhoods2025-06-01T14:36:20-07:00

Motivations for Growth Revolts: Discretion and Pretext as Sources of Development Conflict

2025-06-01T14:36:21-07:00

Ballot box growth revolts, where residents force a referendum to restrict new development, can have longlasting repercussions for communities. Such revolts are rare, but they shed light on long-standing discontent with local land use planning that is important for policymakers and planners to acknowledge and understand.

Motivations for Growth Revolts: Discretion and Pretext as Sources of Development Conflict2025-06-01T14:36:21-07:00

Does the Los Angeles region have too many vacant homes?

2025-06-01T14:36:09-07:00

In recent years, vacant homes have increasingly been identified as a potential indicator of speculation or otherwise underutilized housing stock. Recently constructed market-rate and mixed-income housing, in particular, has been cast as villain in this debate, with relatively high vacancy rates taken as a sign that this type of housing isn’t needed. Using Los Angeles as a case study, this working paper explores the nature, extent, and causes of housing vacancy, and draws conclusions about what should be done about vacant homes in high-cost locations like L.A.

Does the Los Angeles region have too many vacant homes?2025-06-01T14:36:09-07:00

Opposition to development or opposition to developers? Experimental evidence on attitudes toward new housing

2025-06-01T14:36:10-07:00

Building new housing appears to be part of the housing crisis solution. However, this brief finds that opposition to development is high due to fear of personal losses and resentment of developer gains.

Opposition to development or opposition to developers? Experimental evidence on attitudes toward new housing2025-06-01T14:36:10-07:00

It’s Time to End Single-Family Zoning

2025-06-01T14:36:11-07:00

In this Viewpoints, the authors write how R1 zoning in the United States promotes exclusion and exacerbates inequality, benefiting homeowners at the expense of renters and limiting access to high-opportunity places. They argue that these negative impacts outweigh weak arguments for R1 and that planners should work to abolish it.

It’s Time to End Single-Family Zoning2025-06-01T14:36:11-07:00

Revisiting LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance and “Allowable Rent Increases”

2025-06-01T14:36:11-07:00

California’s worsening housing crisis has triggered an intense debate about rent control. This brief examines how local jurisdictions have considerable leeway in reforming their rent control programs, such as Los Angeles’ rent-stabilization ordinance.

Revisiting LA’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance and “Allowable Rent Increases”2025-06-01T14:36:11-07:00

Transit-Oriented Development & Commercial Gentrification: Exploring the Linkages

2025-06-01T14:36:12-07:00

This research brief focuses on Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area to examine the relationship between commercial gentrification and fixed rail transit, transit ridership and traffic crashes.

Transit-Oriented Development & Commercial Gentrification: Exploring the Linkages2025-06-01T14:36:12-07:00
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