Why Texas Is a Blueprint for Housing Affordability

The numbers: Rent prices in Texas have fallen faster than the nation at large, according to a new Apartment List report. (Apartment List)

Context: Texas' relaxed approach to housing regulations has been credited with keeping home prices lower in the Lone Star State compared to much of the nation.

Bubba’s Two Cents

Deregulation is hot right now. And it’s not just conservatives and fans of the Department of Government Efficiency who are fed up with red tape. Prominent pundits like Ezra Klein and Noah Smith — to name just two — have been critical of fellow liberals who support counterproductive bureaucratic hurdles to getting stuff built.