Passing pro-housing legislation is only the first step in making housing more affordable
Yes, but... Named in the report are Oregon, Montana, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, and New York as states that failed to pass legislation. At least those states considered legislation. Not so in Indiana. Hopefully, that will change soon.
This report from Brookings outlines policies that afford change. “To better understand how states are implementing their new policies, in April 2023, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Brookings Metro convened state policymakers and researchers for a series of conversations. This piece summarizes three key lessons from those conversations; a longer report provides more details and state-by-state examples.
The summary points are:
Lesson 1: The pathway to implementation is long, and may include snags or detours
Lesson 2: Successful policy implementation depends on the capacity of state and local governments
Lesson 3: Be clear about the goals new policies are intended to achieve, and how relevant outcomes will be measured
