Government can expand affordable housing by getting out of the way

Housing is an election concern that deserves both parties’ attention. Reckless federal spending over the past few years has exacerbated a housing crisis decades in the making.

High interest rates aside, the housing market faces a classic demand-supply problem that will not be solved by more cash, but by more construction. One solution to expanding the housing supply is in our backyards: Expanding accessory dwelling units. This will require localities and states, and even Washington, D.C., to change how they approach housing policy.