Some question whether a popular affordable housing policy is making the nation’s home shortage worse
Some question whether a popular affordable housing policy is making the nation’s home shortage worse
- October 2, 2026
- Research by Noah Kouchekinia, economics, is featured by Straight Arrow News
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A recent study from the University of California, Irvine, found inclusionary zoning in California cut housing construction by nearly a third. That’s not great news for the Golden State, which has the worst housing shortage of any state in the contiguous U.S.
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