Topic: Zoning

October 22, 2026 • Blog

Where Should Georgia Data Centers Go? Land Use and Zoning Explained

By J. Thomas Perdue

A factor in data center development: land use-decisions about where data centers are built, how sites are developed, and how they affect surrounding properties.

June 25, 2026 • Commentary

The $132,000 Question Georgia Homebuyers Are Paying to Answer

By Chris Denson

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

May 22, 2026 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: May 22, 2026

The recent Netflix miniseries Death by Lightning gave viewers a glimpse of the relatively untold story of James A. Garfield, the nation’s 20th president. His presidency, which spanned just six months in […]

April 2, 2026 • Commentary

Georgia won’t lower cost of housing until state tackles the ‘regulatory tax’

By Kyle Wingfield

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

February 26, 2026 • Commentary

How Permitting Delays Are Raising the Cost of Building Homes in Georgia

By Chris Denson

The “waiting fee” built into new homes.

November 20, 2025 • Commentary

Will 50-Year Mortgages Save the Housing Affordability Crisis?

By Athan Clark

The 50-year mortgage proposal attempts to solve a supply-side problem with a demand-side solution.

November 7, 2025 • Commentary

It’s not who owns homes. It’s how few we build.

By Brett Kittredge

The real housing problem isn't who owns the home. It's that we don't build enough.

October 31, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 31, 2025

How do we fight back against scary government policies?

October 30, 2025 • Blog

The government policies haunting Georgia

By Brett Kittredge

You may be surprised to learn that the most frightening forces in Georgia aren’t hiding under beds or behind masks.

October 10, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: October 10, 2025

Georgia has made strong progress in lowering its income tax, but we must go further.

September 10, 2025 • Blog

Calhoun tiny house advocates score legal win

By Brett Kittredge

A local nonprofit challenging the City of Calhoun’s ban on homes smaller than 1,150 square feet won an initial legal victory.

September 5, 2025 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 5, 2025

Georgians are facing a hard truth about housing: When government ties up supply, prices soar.

September 4, 2025 • Commentary

How Georgia can fix its housing shortage

By Athan Clark

Georgians are facing a hard truth about housing: when government ties up supply, prices soar. And homeownership slips further out of reach.

July 31, 2025 • Commentary

Georgia’s housing supply isn’t meeting demand

By Athan Clark

Georgia is adding people faster than it’s adding places for them to live. What has that meant?

July 29, 2025

Short Supply: How Many More Homes Does Georgia Need?

By Chris Denson J. Thomas Perdue

Georgia is growing fast—adding more than a million new residents each decade. But housing construction hasn’t kept pace.

May 29, 2025 • Commentary

Wall Street remains easy target, but tackling housing affordability begins in Georgia

By Chris Denson

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.

July 17, 2024 • Blog

Nontraditional homes face maze of regulations in Georgia

By Athan Clark

Whether you're looking for a unique house or trying to save money, Georgians looking for a nontraditional house often face numerous regulations and limits.

May 16, 2024 • Commentary

How does government policy increase the cost of housing?

By Athan Clark

Policymakers need to consider the real-world effects of these policies and work towards deregulation that can reduce unnecessary costs.

February 15, 2024 • Commentary

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

By Ed Pinto Tobias Peter Kevin 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.

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.

November 9, 2023 • Commentary

4 Issues Facing the Buckhead Community in Atlanta

By Athan Clark

While not taking sides in the debate, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released a report which offers a fact-based assessment of the key issues.

November 9, 2023 • Press Release

Georgia Public Policy Foundation releases new report on key issues facing Buckhead

By Athan Clark

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has released a report addressing key issues facing Atlanta’s Buckhead community.

November 8, 2023

A Review of Buckhead’s Four Biggest Policy Concerns

By J. Thomas Perdue

This study analyzes four key issues facing the Buckhead community in Atlanta, GA.

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 29, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 29, 2023

The Augusta Birth Center remains unopened thanks to an arcane state law known as Certificate of Need.

September 26, 2023 • Blog

Why Calhoun residents are fighting the city over tiny homes

By Chris Butler

The tiny house movement is growing rapidly in America. But a proposal in Calhoun, Georgia was rejected because of city regulations.

September 22, 2023 • Friday Facts

Friday Facts: September 22, 2023

As populist voices become louder, what does it mean for the future of the conservative movement in America?

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.

May 3, 2023 • Commentary

Government regulations a costly barrier to home construction

By Government regulations a costly barrier to home construction

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

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