Many communities across the nation still lack affordable housing. And many officials continue to claim that "affordable housing" is an oxymoron. Buildinginexpensively is impossible, they say, because there are too many regulations. Required environmental impact statements and habitat protection...

Issues and themes / Gregory K. Ingram and Yu-hung Hong -- Public actions and property prices -- Restricting residential construction / Edward L. Glaeser -- Regulation and property values in the United States : the high cost of monopoly / John M. Quigley -- Commentary / Katherine A. Kiel -- The...