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You Should Probably Wait to Buy a Home

November 30, 2022

An illustration of a yellow "For Sale" sign that reads: "Slow"

The Case for Building More Housing

Conor Friedersdorf

November 23, 2022

rows of houses in a neighborhood

Housing Breaks People’s Brains

Jerusalem Demsas

November 23, 2022

A repeated illustrated patten of red, green, and blue houses on a yellow background

The U.S. Needs More Housing Than Almost Anyone Can Imagine

November 21, 2022

Illustration of house keys—some of which are broken—arranged in the shape of a star

Work In Progress

The Housing Market Has Gone From Bad to Worse

November 4, 2022

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The Housing Revolution Is Coming

October 5, 2022

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The Atlantic Daily

Why America’s Floors Turned Gray

September 15, 2022

A row of houses in the suburbs

The HGTV-ification of America

August 19, 2022

HGTV home pop art

Work In Progress

Why the Rent Inflation Is So Damn High

August 18, 2022

A photo illustration of a levitating house to symbolize rising rents.

How California Exported Its Worst Problem to Texas

August 10, 2022

A red "X" with a roof and chimney silhouetted underneath

The Billionaire’s Dilemma

Jerusalem Demsas

August 4, 2022

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Work In Progress

Why Your House Was So Expensive

July 25, 2022

A house-shaped hole is burned into the middle of a $100 bill.

America Wasted Its Chance to Push the Economy Forward

June 26, 2022

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Cancel Zoning

June 21, 2022

An illustration of fragmented pieces of cities and zoning maps

The Real Villain in the Gentrification Story

Jerusalem Demsas

June 16, 2022

A man walking down a street in Brooklyn

Work In Progress

The U.S. Housing Market Has Peaked

May 19, 2022

A crow perches on a negative trend line that creates the outline of a house's roof and chimney.

Four Years Among the NIMBYs

May 12, 2022

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The Right to Move Is Under Attack

Jerusalem Demsas

May 4, 2022

A suitcase with blue-state decals

Community Input Is Bad, Actually

Jerusalem Demsas

April 22, 2022

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How Homeownership Changes You

April 11, 2022

An illustration of a diagram of the human brain, with an image of a house occupying several regions of the diagram

People Deserve to Know Their Houses Are Going to Burn

March 15, 2022

A fire approaches a house; the sky is orange.

When Will Be a Good Time to Buy a House?

January 30, 2022

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Stop Fetishizing Old Homes

January 11, 2022

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The Hidden Costs of Living Alone

October 20, 2021

A place setting for one: A light green plate on a green woven placemat with a knife and fork sitting on a plaid napkin. A half-full glass of wine sits by the plate.

The Simplest Fix to America’s Rent Problem

Rachel M. Cohen

October 20, 2021

An illustration of a key cut out of a $100 bill

Why Afghan Refugees Aren’t Actually Welcome in California

Darrell Owens and Muhammad T. Alameldin

September 9, 2021

Afghan residents in Fremont, California

The Only Thing Integrating America

July 2, 2021

Artwork depicting the military and a suburban house

The Real Problem With Corporate Landlords

Alexander Ferrer

June 21, 2021

House with a "For Rent" sign

BlackRock Is Not Ruining the U.S. Housing Market

June 17, 2021

An illustration of houses made up of U.S. money

The Atlantic Daily: The Housing Market Is Brutal

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

June 1, 2021

Red 'A' on envelope

Why You Should Wait Out the Wild Housing Market

May 28, 2021

An illustration of a house covered in "Sold" signs

America Needs More Luxury Housing, Not Less

April 12, 2021

A reflection of a crane constructing new buildings

How Californians Are Weaponizing Environmental Law

March 12, 2021

An illustration of a plant growing out of a hard hat.

Renting Is Terrible. Owning Is Worse.

March 11, 2021

A photo of a couple looking at a "For Rent" sign.

The Pandemic Disproved Urban Progressives’ Theory About Gentrification

January 2, 2021

Large skyscrapers

What Trump Misunderstands About Suburban Voters

Jessica Trounstine

September 9, 2020