Topic: Affordable housing in the United States

An updated study from the National Association of Home Builders puts a new dollar figure on the cost of government regulations nationwide.

Permitting and design standards are among the factors making it more expensive for builders to construct new homes.

The 2026 Election Hangs Over the 2026 Legislative Session

The cost of time is a hidden driver in the lack of housing affordability

Wall Street is a popular target for politicians and the media when it comes to home prices, but the real issue is local government regulations.

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

This study analyzes the available minimum lot sizes and minimum home sizes in ordinance at the local level in Georgia.

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

More than one-quarter of the cost of a new home in Georgia is made up of government regulation and fees.

Housing prices are rocketing skyward, and one factor contributing to the rise is the cost of regulation to build a new single-family home.

It’s Friday!  Memory Lane Experienced guide: Since 1996, the nonpartisan Georgia Public Policy Foundation has published a legislative agenda – a guide to the state’s policy challenges, with solutions aimed […]