“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ― Epictetus

Tireless Mercatus team @salimfurth.bsky.social @ebwhamilton.bsky.social @charlescgardner.bsky.social just dropped 18 (!) strategies for state govts to increase housing supply. Love the ideas to limit "lawsuits of questionable merit" [ahem, Virginia]. www.mercatus.org/research/pol...

Gotta re-legalize starter homes on small lots, encourage more experimentation with manufactured housing and other construction modes, restore fiscal discipline to bring down interest rates

National Zoning Atlas again informs advocacy - this time on manufactured housing reforms in Texas. Our Legislative Brief on Senate Bill 785 used NZA data on 824 jurisdictions, finding 44% would be affected. A link to the Brief (& other uses of NZA data by advocates) up at zoningatlas.org/advocacy!

What a great legislative session for attainable housing Texas just had! SB 785, which ensures most TX cities zone at least one district for by-right manufactured housing, is headed to the Governor's desk. 🧵

Pretty concerned about ye olde budget deficit situation with inflation still a bit above target and interest rates rising

If Republicans pass their megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America’s debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...

When vacancy rates rise, rents fall. It's the most robust finding in housing. If you want housing costs to fall, you have to build.

I know everyone is upset about single family homes being bought by investors and rented out, but I can’t get that mad about it because they give families who don’t have a $100,000+ down payment or cannot qualify for a mortgage the opportunity to live in single family neighborhoods with good schools.

You don’t need therapy, you just need a neighborhood you can walk in.

America if we taxed land instead of improvements on the land

On the risks of politician coins:

My story: www.axios.com/2025/01/19/d...

Every little bit helps www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...

25 USEFUL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH 2025 Thread:

Bet you didn't expect to see the largest builder of HUD-Code manufactured homes on this list. www.architecturaldigest.com/story/sustai...

America’s Biggest Apartment Owner Takes a Leap Into Modular Homes - www.wsj.com/real-estate/...