UCLA Housing Voice
by UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
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Ep. 126: The Great Property Tax Freak Out with David Schleicher
Ep. 126: The Great Property Tax Freak Out with David Schleicher
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Why does the housing market seem so broken? And what can we do about it? UCLA Housing Voice tackles these questions in conversation with leading housing researchers, with each episode centered on a study and its implications for creating more affordable and accessible communities.
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- Ep. 126: The Great Property Tax Freak Out with David Schleicher · 1 h 4 min · Season 6 Episode 9In the 1970s and 80s, a tax revolt broke the property tax system in liberal states like California. David Schleicher shares how, in the 2020s, conservative states are joining the…
- Ep. 125: Single-Family Rentals and School Access with Tom Mayock · 1 h 6 min · Season 6 Episode 8Single-family rentals have a bad rap, but they also have underappreciated benefits. Tom Mayock shares how places with a bigger single-family rental stock provide better access to…
- Ep. 124: Reducing Homelessness with Rapid Rehousing with Brian Blackwell · 1 h 13 min · Season 6 Episode 7Rapid rehousing provides short-term rental assistance to help people experiencing homelessness find market-rate housing. Brian Blackwell shares new research finding that it may…
- Ep. 123: Implementing Preapproved Plan Programs with Alkarim Devani and Eric Kronberg · 1 h 22 min · Season 6 Episode 6Last time we talked about what preapproved building plans are and how the existing U.S. programs are going. This time we talked with Alkarim Devani and Eric Kronberg, two…
- Ep. 122: An Overview of Preapproved Building Plan Programs with Seva Rodnyansky · 1 h 6 min · Season 6 Episode 5Preapproved plan programs promise to speed up permitting and lower the cost of building new homes. How do they work—and are they working? Seva Rodnyansky shares findings from a…
- Ep. 121: Exclusionary Zoning and the Great Migration with Alexander Sahn · 1 h 9 min · Season 6 Episode 4Why is exclusionary zoning, which restricts land to expensive single-family houses, so commonplace in the US compared to other countries? Alexander Sahn shares strong evidence…
- YIMBY Country with Michael Andersen · 43 min · Season 6 Episode 3This episode features clips from a few episodes of Michael Andersen's one-shot podcast series, YIMBY Country: "A podcast mini-series about what happens after you legalize…
- Ep 120: How Exclusionary Zoning Hurts Poor Neighborhoods with Matthew Mleczko · 1 h 10 min · Season 6 Episode 2When cities adopt exclusionary zoning, their housing stock becomes scarcer and less affordable over time. Matt Mleczko shares research suggesting that the impacts extend beyond…
- Ep 119: Responding to Supply Skepticism with Vicki Been · 1 h 9 min · Season 6 Episode 1Supply skeptics don’t believe that building more homes improves affordability. Vicki Been tells us what the latest research says about their main arguments. Read about the Lewis…
- Ep 118: Road Scholars on Microtransit with Michael Hyland · 1 h 11 min · Season 5 Episode 22Transit agencies are using microtransit services to increase the reach and access of their overall service. We talk with Mike Hyland about how agencies can think about pricing…
- Ep 117: Road Scholars on Density, Displacement, and Driving with Dan Chatman · 54 min · Season 5 Episode 21Does building housing near rail stations reduce driving, even if it prices out lower-income residents? Dan Chatman's research suggests the answer hinges not on who lives there…
- Ep 116: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 3 with Yoni Appelbaum · 1 h 50 min · Season 5 Episode 20Part 3 of our book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck', covering chapters 9–10. Appelbaum himself joins us to wrap up the series. Read about the Lewis Center's work at…
- Ep 115: Road Scholars on Major Transit Stops with Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall · 52 min · Season 5 Episode 19California created a definition for major transit stops in state code and ties this definition to a lot of housing policies. Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall explore the…
- Ep 114: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 2 with Giselle Hale · 1 h 37 minPart 2 of our book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck', covering chapters 5–8. Giselle Hale joins us for the walkthrough, sharing her perspective as a former mayor and part…
- Ep 113: Road Scholars on Parking Requirements with UC(LA)'s Amy Lee · 55 min · Season 5 Episode 18California passed a landmark law in 2022 prohibiting cities from mandating minimum parking requirements near major transit stops. Amy Lee explores how cities and developers have…
- Ep 112: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 1 with Attorney General Rob Bonta · 2 h 22 min · Season 5 Episode 17We're doing a three-part book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.' This is episode one…
- Ep 111: Land Value Tax Would Fix This with Lars Doucet (Incentives Series pt. 11) · 1 h 27 min · Season 5 Episode 16We close out the Incentives Series with Lars Doucet offering a primer on land value taxes, the ultimate incentive-aligned housing policy. This is part 11 of our series on…
- Ep 110: The Measure ULA Episode with Jason Ward and Mott Smith (Incentives Series pt. 10) · 1 h 30 min · Season 5 Episode 15We're joined by our co-authors to discuss a few Lewis Center studies on Measure ULA, a transfer tax in the city of Los Angeles, that made a big splash. This is part 10 of our…
- Ep 109: The Renter Wealth Creation Fund with Chris Herrmann · 1 h 7 min · Season 5 Episode 14Enterprise Community Partners has been running a renter wealth-building program since 2022. How’s it going? And what comes next? Read about the Lewis Center's work at…
- Ep 108: Building Wealth by Renting with Shane Phillips and Bob Simpson · 1 h 18 min · Season 5 Episode 13Joined by a 20-year veteran of Fannie Mae, Shane shares findings from his work on a proposed new model for building renter wealth: shared prosperity rental housing. Read about…
