Biden inches toward YIMBYism

Published August 16, 2021 10:59am ET



The Biden administration is steering the federal government toward housing market deregulation in an effort to boost supply and lower prices.

A provision in President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal calls for a new $5 billion grant program to reward local governments that cut back land use regulations to allow for more construction of housing.

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