By: Chris Allen
A number in the National Association of Home Builders’ latest member census jumped out at me.
The typical NAHB builder member started five housing units in 2025.
Not 50. Not 500. FIVE.
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By: Chris Allen
Cleveland is showing what a new local housing playbook can look like. Now comes the hopeful work of building the people and systems that can make it real.
Across the country, local leaders are realizing something important: housing cannot be treated as a standalone problem. It is not separate from economic development, infrastructure, small business growth, neighborhood repair, public finance, or whether the next generation of families can stay in the communities they love. Housing is the connective tissue of local prosperity.
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By: Chris Allen
The Guardian recently published a useful piece on how far American cities lag behind their global peers on public transportation.
One number from the article jumped out: bringing major American cities up to “world-class” transit standards would require roughly $4.6 trillion over 20 years.
That sounds enormous.
Until you compare it with the roughly $6.3 trillion the United States is projected to spend on highways over that same period.
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By: Chris Allen
One of the most important housing policy questions is also one of the most uncomfortable:
What happened to the bottom rung of the housing ladder?