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April 17, 2024 • Blog

We aren’t building enough houses. Why?

By Kyle Wingfield

Regulations limit home building by making it costlier and more time-consuming, and by requiring new homes to be larger and made with more expensive materials.

April 4, 2024 • Commentary

What happened with property tax reform this year?

By Chris Denson

This truly seemed like one of those legislative sessions when everything was aligned for meaningful property tax reform.

February 15, 2024 • Commentary

Congress, don’t legislate a takeover of the nation’s rental housing market

By Ed PintoTobias PeterKevin Corinth

The housing shortage that policymakers are looking to solve is real. However, doubling down with more government subsidies for new apartments isn’t the answer.

February 7, 2024 • Commentary

Prudent tax reforms are more than welcome

By Kyle Wingfield

Is there any relief in sight to growing property tax bills?

January 25, 2024 • Commentary

Will the Georgia legislature cap property tax increases?

By Chris Denson

Perhaps no public policy debate raises the ire of Georgians quite like property taxes.

December 27, 2023 • Blog

11 biggest stories of 2023

By Brett Kittredge

As we prepare to welcome in a new year, here is a review of our most read and most shared stories of 2023.

November 29, 2023 • Commentary

Home affordability lags in Georgia because of too little supply

By Kyle Wingfield

If you think we’re going to solve the problem just by doing more of what we’ve been doing, or even doing it faster, guess again.

October 19, 2023 • Commentary

Elected officials talk housing affordability in Georgia

By Athan Clark

The event consisted of four panels, each covering a specific area: Housing Policy, Neighborly Innovation, Financial Innovation and Building Innovation.

October 11, 2023 • Commentary

Housing affordability is a challenge for Georgia that is only growing

By Kyle Wingfield

Home prices continue to rise, as do mortgage rates. Meanwhile, people continue to flock to Georgia, increasing the competition for reasonably priced homes.

September 14, 2023 • Commentary

Imposing limits on housing supply

By J. Thomas Perdue

Enforcing minimum requirements on lot and home sizes is necessarily a limit on housing supply and density.

September 14, 2023 • Press Release

Georgia Public Policy Foundation releases report on minimum lot and home sizes in Georgia

By Athan Clark

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation released a new report on minimum lot and home sizes in Georgia at the local level.

August 24, 2023 • Blog

More Georgia’s cities and counties set property tax rates

By Chris Butler

The latest recap of millage rate discussions in Georgia.

August 17, 2023 • Blog

Some Georgians still have time to stop higher property taxes

By Chris Butler

From Walker county to Dougherty county and points in between, we have an update on the latest discussion and decisions on millage tax rates for the next year.

August 16, 2023 • Commentary

No other tax has a basis that someone else simply invents

By Kyle Wingfield

Few, if any taxes are reviled as much as the property tax. People feel their objections to it in their bones.

July 27, 2023 • Blog

Some Georgians brace for higher property taxes

By Chris Butler

Most Georgians will pay higher property taxes unless local governments adopt the “rollback rates” that keep taxes the same from the prior year.

May 3, 2023 • Commentary

Government regulations a costly barrier to home construction

By Kyle Wingfield

Regulations at the federal, state and local levels account for about one-fourth of the cost of a new home.

April 7, 2023 • Commentary

How do government regulations affect the cost of multifamily housing?

By J. Thomas Perdue

In total, federal, state and local regulation contributes 23.4% on average to the cost of multifamily housing.

March 16, 2023 • Commentary

Legislation aims to combat rising home prices

By Chris Denson

A Senate committee advanced legislation limiting the ability of local governments to enact moratoriums on building new housing to no more than 180 days.

March 9, 2023 • Blog

Bill limiting zoning moratoriums advances

By J. Thomas Perdue

The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill limiting zoning moratoriums imposed by local governments.

March 7, 2023 • Blog

What’s still alive after Crossover Day?

By Kyle Wingfield

Each bill had to pass out of its legislative chamber of origin by Monday or it is dead for the year.

February 21, 2023 • Blog

A large gap between Metro Atlanta counties’ impact fees with questionable differences in results

By Tyler Webb

Why does a house in Cherokee County cost roughly $5,500 more to build than a house down the road in Cobb County?

February 8, 2023 • Blog

Arbitrary government regulations increase the cost of Georgia housing

By J. Thomas Perdue

As rising housing costs continue to confound developers and buyers, it remains important for citizens to understand the makeup of those costs.

December 16, 2022 • Commentary

Adding HEAT to Atlanta’s housing supply

By Arthur GailesEd Pinto

What is needed for Atlanta's housing is a market-based solution that can restore affordability in a steady but meaningful way.

November 30, 2022

The Impact of Fees on Georgia’s Housing Supply

By Kyle Wingfield

Georgia needs to build hundreds of thousands of new homes to fill the housing shortfall, and impact fees are making them more expensive by thousands of dollars.

November 18, 2022 • Commentary

With the Prospects for Home Ownership Dimming, Build-to-Rent Offers a Promising Alternative

By Brian HodgesSam SpiegelmanTyler Webb

BTRs and other alternative housing arrangements are more needed than ever because there are simply not enough homes.

October 28, 2022 • Commentary

Foundation Study Examines Georgia’s Development Impact Fees

By J. Thomas Perdue

Our latest study is a comprehensive examination of development impact fees and revenues throughout the state.

October 14, 2022 • Blog

Experts Inform Georgia Legislators on State’s Affordable Housing Problem

By Chris Butler

Experts on Georgia’s real estate industry asked state legislators this week to step in and help.

October 5, 2022 • Blog

Laws to Control Growth Could Backfire on Georgia County

By Chris Butler

The population of Bryan County is expected to surge with a new electric vehicle plant, but local fees and ordinances could restrict an adequate housing supply.

September 8, 2022 • Commentary

For Housing Affordability, Sharing Can Be The Answer

By Atticus LeBlanc

There’s a solution for the housing affordability crisis out there, for anyone who actually wants to do something about it.

August 29, 2022 • Blog

New Homes Statewide Could Be Zapped By Electric Vehicle Charging Mandate

By Chris Butler

Members of the governing body that create building codes may mandate a rule similar to an Atlanta ordinance that will raise the costs of new homes statewide.