An incredible overview of how social housing is planned, financed, built, and operated in the places it’s been most successful.

Why are homes in Black-owned neighborhoods undervalued? What role can — or should — homeownership play in closing America’s massive racial wealth gap?

Using early 20th century Los Angeles as a case study, Laura Redford discusses how developers used a combination of restrictive covenants, the judicial system, and advertising to build a divided city.

It no longer makes sense for many lower-income households to move to states with higher-paying jobs — after accounting for housing costs, some are actually worse off when they do so. Peter Ganong joins us to discuss his research into the relationship between land use regulation, housing supply, household migration, and income.

A deep dive into the complex history of Atlanta’s public housing program, especially the tenants — overwhelming Black, and disproportionately women-led — who organized and built political power.

Advocates argue that providing free legal representation to tenants would reduce evictions — a policy known as “right to counsel” or “universal access to counsel”. Ingrid Gould Ellen discusses the impacts of this policy in New York City, the first U.S. city to adopt it.

In recent years, many cities have turned to real estate transfer taxes, which are assessed when properties are sold or otherwise change ownership, to generate additional government revenue. Professor Saarimaa discusses the benefits and drawbacks of transfer taxes.