Top Story The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good, or The Tyranny of Unintended Consequences By Scott Pollack January 22, 2026 We live in a world with limited resources and where trade-offs are inherent in everything we do. Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Neighborhoods Regulations and Zoning Series
Top Story Data is Great, But Not Enough By Scott Pollack December 11, 2025 Despite new units and strong data, housing costs keep rising. What’s missing? Demographics Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Series
Top Story Treating Symptoms, Not The Disease By Scott Pollack October 14, 2025 We continue to mistake tangible assets for housing. Units are the physical manifestation of what people need to live. Demographics Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Series
Top Story Let’s Talk About People, Not Units By Scott Pollack September 16, 2025 Almost everyone agrees that there is a housing crisis, but simply acknowledging a problem does not tell you what to do about it. Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Series
Top Story Housing Policies and Their Unintended Consequences By Scott Pollack August 21, 2025 In a multifaceted housing ecosystem, it’s not surprising that well-intentioned policies often lead to unexpectedly bad outcomes. Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Series
Top Story Housing Is Hard: A Real-World Example in Wellfleet By Scott Pollack May 23, 2025 More than a half century of exclusionary zoning has fundamentally altered community character in ways that are hard to understand. Community and Neighborhood Development Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Series
Top Story Living with Tradeoffs -or- Mick Jagger was right- you can't always get what you want. by Scott Pollack March 24, 2025 Life is full of trade-offs; without compromise our lives would be impossible. Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Series
Top Story Good Things Come in Small Packages - or - Giving Credit Where Credit is Due By Scott Pollack January 23, 2025 To restate the obvious, housing is an ecosystem that, like all complex systems, is highly reactive to small changes. Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Series
Top Story Housing Reports, Data, and Confusion by Scott Pollack December 11, 2024 Obviously, I am fond of data. Housing - Multifamily Housing - Single-Family Housing - Subsidized Neighborhoods Series
Top Story Local Control Isn’t Our Only Problem By Scott Pollack and Susan Connelly September 19, 2024 Housing is highly regulated for a very good reason. Each regulation creates a benefit and imposes a cost. Housing - Affordable and Workforce Housing - Multifamily Series
