Future of Land and Housing at New America

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Image of a small turquoise accessory dwelling unit in a backyard, featured in a blog post titled "Beyond Accessory Dwelling Units: Strategies for More Affordable Housing" by Diana Lind, published on The Rooftop by New America's Future of Land and Housing program.

@NewAmerica.org has launched The Rooftop, a new blog and multimedia series highlighting innovative ideas to solve the housing crisis. In the inaugural publication, Diana Lind considers accessory dwelling units as a tool to address the housing shortage.

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The Future of Fair Housing in America: A Q&A with Chiraag Bains Yuliya Panfil spoke with former White House aide Chiraag Bains on housing antidiscrimination protections gutted by the Trump administration.

I'm thrilled to contribute to The Rooftop, a new housing blog series from @futurelandhousing.bsky.social

In conversation with @newamerica.org, I discuss Trump's attacks on fair housing, what we do about it, and the importance of building a bold progressive vision of affordable housing for all.

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Please join us to share your innovative idea to address the housing and land rights crises in the US and globally on #TheRooftop. Ideas big or small, public or private, well-trodden or novel welcome–just fill out this short form to contribute: us22.list-manage.com/survey?u=155...

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Build, Baby, Build: Unshackling Homeowners and Developers from Local Red Tape Economist Alexei Alexandrov argues the federal government should boost construction by tying discretionary funds to fewer restrictions.

And lastly, economist Alexei Alexandrov puts forward a detailed federal plan for incentivizing housing supply while tackling local red tape and other barriers to construction: www.newamerica.org/future-land-...

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The Future of Fair Housing in America: A Q&A with Chiraag Bains Yuliya Panfil spoke with former White House aide Chiraag Bains on housing antidiscrimination protections gutted by the Trump administration.

FLH director @ypanfil.bsky.social spoke with former White House policy aide @chiraagbains.bsky.social on the future of fair housing in America under the Trump administration in this audio Q&A: www.newamerica.org/future-land-...

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Keeping Housing Affordable Is Hard Enough. Unfair Taxes Make It Worse. Shared equity models can help make homeownership accessible and address racial wealth gaps. Outdated tax policy shouldn’t stand in the way.

Housing policy specialist @groundedsolutions.bsky.social Colby Sledge writes about how shared equity models, which can make homeownership more accessible, should not be hindered by local taxation policy www.newamerica.org/future-land-...

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Beyond Accessory Dwelling Units: Strategies for More Affordable Housing Diana Lind shares how strategies that have made accessory dwelling units successful can be leveraged to boost other housing supply policies.

We’re thrilled to kick off #TheRooftop with 4 excellent contributions. First, urban policy specialist Diana Lind explores how to leverage popular support for ADUs to increase affordable housing solutions: www.newamerica.org/future-land-...

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The Rooftop: Innovative Ideas to Solve the Housing Crisis The Rooftop offers a home for innovative ideas to address the housing and land rights crisis in the United States and globally.

The Future of Land and Housing program @newamerica.org is excited to launch #TheRooftop, a housing blog and multimedia series, shaped entirely by its contributors. The Rooftop is a home for bold ideas to make housing more plentiful and affordable: www.newamerica.org/future-land-...

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