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Housing policy keeps running into the same problems

Federal gridlock and local bottlenecks continue to slow down construction. Meanwhile, people are scrambling for housing.

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Halina Bennet
Apr 22, 2026
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Affordable housing in Los Angeles. (Photo by MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News)

Across different levels of government, the center of gravity in housing policy has shifted. There is no longer much disagreement about whether supply is constrained. Instead, there’s more disagreement about which constraints to loosen first. A stalled federal bill, ongoi…

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