Howard Husock

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New York City

Zohran Mamdani's Socialist Housing Plan Could Crash New York's Rickety Rental Market

The city has the nation’s most regulated housing sector and the largest stock of government-owned and subsidized housing, and yet progressives blame its real estate troubles on the free market.

Howard Husock | 10.20.2025 12:00 PM

Low-income housing

Why Do Republicans Support the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit?

Publicly funded homes in some cities are costing taxpayers more than $1 million per unit, but Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” would increase funding for these inefficient projects.

Howard Husock | 6.24.2025 12:40 PM

Housing Policy

Regulations Keep Millions of Bedrooms Empty During a Housing Crisis

Zoning laws, occupancy limits, and short-term rental restrictions are keeping housing off the market and driving up costs.

Howard Husock | 1.17.2025 12:00 PM

Housing Policy

What Is a Family? Ask a Zoning Official.

Big cities like New York, Baltimore, and others use strict definitions of family to restrict housing.

Howard Husock | 10.26.2022 1:45 PM

Affordable Housing

The Time the Federal Government Built a Flawed Housing Project and Tore It Down 20 Years Later

The government has learned nothing about affordable housing in the 50 years since Pruitt-Igoe came toppling down.

Howard Husock | 3.16.2022 8:00 AM

Housing Policy

The Destruction of Detroit's Black Bottom

How the zeal for government project housing killed a prosperous black community in Detroit.

Howard Husock | 2.5.2022 6:00 AM

Politics

Presidential Counsel

Real ideas for "New Democrats"

Richard Dennis, Howard Husock, Julie Stewart, Lynn Schloesser, and Joel Kotkin | 4.1.1993 12:00 PM