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Why Homes Cost What They Do

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Basics

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Estimated length7 lessons · about 70 minutes

Learning outcomes

5 of 4–6
Finish the sentence “By the end, learners can…”. Use a verb you could test.

Lessons

7 of 5–10 · drag to reorder
  1. 1What Makes a Home ExpensiveObjective: split a home’s price into land, building and the rules on top.
  2. 2Supply, Demand and the ShortageObjective: show why prices climb when building lags behind the people who need homes.
  3. 3What a Rent Cap DoesObjective: predict, then test, what a cap does to rents, repairs and the number of flats.
  4. 4Zoning: Who Decides What Gets BuiltObjective: explain how local rules on height, density and parking limit new homes.
  5. 5The Case for Rent ControlObjective: state the strongest case for tenant protection and stability, in its supporters’ terms.Steelman
  6. 6Case Study: San Francisco, 1994Objective: walk through what happened after the city extended rent control to smaller buildings.Case
  7. 7What Would Actually HelpObjective: compare housing policies by their evidence, not their slogans.

Key sources

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  • PaperThe Economic Implications of Housing SupplyEdward Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko · Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2018Verified
  • StudyThe Effects of Rent Control Expansion on Tenants, Landlords, and Inequality: Evidence from San FranciscoRebecca Diamond, Tim McQuade and Franklin Qian · American Economic Review, 2019Verified
  • DatasetAffordable Housing DatabaseOECD · updated yearlyUnverified

Sample lesson

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Why Prices RiseMoney and Prices · lesson 3 · 8 cards and a 6-question quizOpen lesson

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