Evan Soltas

New paper (w/ Jon Gruber): What’s a building permit worth? And what can we learn about the importance of de-facto regulatory burdens versus de-jure constraints in housing development? We study these questions using a new setting: the market for land with preapproved permits.

Where in America can new homes get permitted and built fastest? And are we getting faster or slower over time?

In a new paper with @leonardo_damico and Audrey Wang, we show cities like Raleigh typically *finish* construction before cities like San Francisco even approve it.

Austin's mayor on site planning delays: "The city itself was adding about $10,000 a month to the cost of a single-family home...You can't out of one side of your mouth say you're for affordability and out the other side of your mouth be getting in the way" youtube.com/watch?v=gNwx1Z…