Elect Karlock to House District 45

Housing Cost / Gentrification

The timing could not be worse for America's minorities. For half a century, public policy has sought to create equality of economic opportunity for all people, non-Hispanic White, Hispanic, African-Americans and all others. Minority home ownership rates remain a full third below that of non-Hispanic Whites. The good news is that they have been rising at twice the non-Hispanic White rate. Smart growth's land rationing could turn this around.

Why California is more unaffordable than Oregon (pdf)
97213 - one of 10 most overpriced zip codes (Forbes)
Cost of High Density Construction

The Impact of Zoning on Housing Affordability(362k)

Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko

Harvard Institute of Economic Research

The Impact of Building Restrictions on Housing Affordability (182k)

Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko

Federal Reserve Bank of NY Economic Policy Review / June 2003

Regulatory Barriers (53k)

BY DAVID ENGEL

Director of the Division of Affordable Housing Research & Technology at HUD.

The Causes and Consequences of Land Use Regulation: Evidence from Greater Boston

Edward L. Glaeser and Bryce A. Ward

Harvard Institute of Economic Research

Planning Penalty  (Claim:Portland's planning has doubled the cost of a house)

Randal O'Toole

American Dream Coalition

Zoning’s Steep Price

Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko

REGULATION FALL 2002

REPAIRING THE LADDER(380k)

Howard Husock

REASON FOUNDATION

"Trends in Vacant Single Family Land Values - Portland, Oregon 1990-2005"

John L. Hall and Gerard C.S. Mildner

Portland State University

Seattle Times: Rules add $200,000 to Seattle house price       The Study

Theo Eicher

University of Washington

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