UNCOVERED: Rent free - Caught on Camera

A Year After the Wildfires, L.A. Homelessness Spikes

Plus: A new lawsuit challenges New York's rent freeze, a study affirms new supply helps everyone, and the battle between data centers and clouded leopards.

Reason · Jul 28

Housing Villains

Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani both do their bit to sabotage healthy housing policy.

Reason · Jun 30

Fewer Migrants, Fewer Homeless

The rare reported fall in the nation's homeless population is mostly the result of the ebbing migrant surge of 2023 and 2024.

Reason · Jun 2

The Housing Hero Gotham Deserved

Plus: New York's expensive new stove regulations, Los Angeles rent controls, and the housing policy implications of a federal shutdown.

Reason · Sep 30, 2025

SpaceX's New Company Town Considers Adopting NIMBY Zoning Code

Starbase, Texas, is rushing to restrict development in the newly incorporated city.

Reason · Jun 10, 2025

Starter Homes Live in Texas, Die in Arizona

Plus: A new constitutional challenge to inclusionary zoning fees, a vetoed ban on rent-recommendation software, and a ill-conceived rent freeze in New York City.

Reason · Jun 3, 2025

Tribal Sovereignty Saves a Homeless Shelter (For Now)

The Yakama Nation has won a temporary restraining order preventing the City of Toppenish, Washington, from closing its new cold weather shelter.

Reason · Dec 3, 2024

Elon Musk Versus the California Coastal Commission

The state's powerful coastal land-use regulator is arguing its awesome development-stopping powers applies to rocket launches as well as housing.

Reason · Oct 22, 2024

The Housing Policy Implications of Taylor Swift

Plus: An interview with Colorado Gov. Jared Polis about the state's blockbuster year for housing reform.

Reason · Jun 4, 2024

Rent Free Q&A: Bryan Caplan on Build, Baby, Build

The George Mason University economist talks about his new housing comic book and how America could deregulate its way into an affordable urban utopia.

Reason · May 7, 2024