The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy unveiled the largest study to date of inclusionary housing – the policy where developers reserve a portion of new development as affordable. The study, authored by Emily Thaden and Rouniu (Vince) Wang surveys inclusionary zoning policies in 886 jurisdictions in 25 states. The paper documents nearly 200,000 affordable housing units that have been created and nearly $2 billion in fees paid by developers in lieu of building affordable units – likely underestimates because of missing data. Click here to learn more.
