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Affordable housing – in pandemic times, what works and what doesn't?

  • Written by Emily Hamilton, Senior Research Fellow, George Mason University
imageHigh-density housing became popular as the population of Silicon Valley exploded, making affordable housing scarce.Bob Sacha/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images

Two years of pandemic disruptions have put a spotlight on shortcomings in the U.S. housing market. Some of these shortcomings have their origins in federal and local policy decisions made...

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