The Real Price of “Affordable Housing”
There’s a growing chorus among policymakers in Kansas City, St. Louis, and around the country demanding that new housing developments...
Affordable Housing and Kansas City: Further Thoughts
(You can read part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, and part eight in this series here.) The concerns...
Pittsburgh, Poster Child for Sloppy Housing Policy
In the weeks and months ahead, researchers at the Show-Me Institute will be taking a closer look at housing policies...
A Problem LIHTC Won’t Fix
A one-size-fits-all approach to public policy is rarely the best option. This is especially true when the topic is something...
Another LIHTC Letdown
A few months ago, I foolishly expressed optimism that Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program would perform better for...
LIHTC Pilot Finds Permanence
Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program is bad, but is it getting better? Earlier this year I wrote about...
Capping LIHTC Isn’t Enough
Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) is a classic example of throwing good money after bad. The program—which provides $1-for-$1...
More to Be Done on LIHTC
2020 was a big year for Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit program (LIHTC). In September, the governor and Missouri Housing...
The LIHTC Program Is Back Again
Missouri taxpayers are now back on the hook for one of the least effective and most expensive tax credit programs...
