Show Notes
Was the housing market really oversupplied in the mid-2000s? Kevin Erdmann says no, and he explains how this misunderstanding is at the root of present-day affordability problems. This is part 8 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Erdmann, K. (2018). Housing Was Undersuppli...
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