Housing

Housing is central to America’s economic vitality — shaping where people live, work, and build their futures. Yet today, limited housing supply and restrictive land-use policies constrain opportunity, drive up costs, and weaken the foundations of local economies.

EIG’s growing body of work on housing explores how smarter policy and market reforms can expand opportunity by unlocking new supply and strengthening communities. This includes advancing proposals like Right to Build Zones, which would empower states and localities to streamline development in high-demand areas, and analyzing how federal zoning reform, Opportunity Zones, and density incentives can catalyze new housing growth. Together, these efforts illuminate how modern housing policy can fuel economic dynamism and make thriving communities accessible to more Americans.