Housing Affordability Institute

"It’s time for America to adopt supply-boosting policies to help all potential buyers get into a home."

The housing affordability crisis isn’t just crushing millennials—it’s squeezing out buyers in their 40s, 50s, and beyond, too fortune.com/2026/04/22/hom…

San Antonio, TX, Is the Real Estate Haven Where Smart Gen Z and Millennials Grew Their Wealth realtor.com/advice/hyperlo…

Corporate landlords aren't the real villain. Must-listen from Planet Money. npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-…

Young adults struggle to break into housing market as Congress seeks solution thehill.com/business/perso…

Report: AZ Housing shortage is causing increase in prices aol.com/articles/repor…?

Sweeping residential zoning reform becomes law in Idaho dlvr.it/TS415d

One in four Americans say homeownership out of reach, poll finds mpamag.com/us/news/genera…

How Austin’s stunning drop in rents explains housing in America vox.com/future-perfect…

Commentary: New Homes are the Solution; Why Do We Treat Them as the Problem? housingaffordabilityinstitute.org/commentary-new…

"The reason why we don’t see developers building more housing in response to higher prices isn’t because they’re not interested in making more money. Rather, it’s because their ability to build is heavily restricted in much of the United States." thedailyeconomy.org/article/the-ho…

California steps up reform to join the single-stair bandwagon housingwire.com/articles/calif…

How states are addressing housing affordability kvue.com/video/money/ad…

New Report: Energy Performance in the Nation’s Aging vs. New Housing Stock housingaffordabilityinstitute.org/energy-perform…

Drive for more housing sparks rare bipartisanship in statehouses stateline.org/2026/04/07/dri…

More seniors are being priced out of living alone npr.org/2026/04/04/nx-…

Mortgage Rates Hold Near Recent Levels. According to Freddie Mac, 30-year mortgage rates rose again this week, albeit at a slower pace than in March, settling at 6.46% (+0.8). Mortgage Daily News data showed rates remained relatively unchanged at 6.41%. mortgagenewsdaily.com/markets/mortga…

Housing Shortage: Our Aging Population and the Accessibility Gap. forbes.com/sites/jamiegol…

Housing Policy Pulse: Friday, April 3, 2026 Here is a recap of the news and data we've watched closely this week