Housing Supply Resource Center
The following is a curated list of key reports, data, and policy recommendations. Please send us additional suggestions for resources that provide key insights, data, and suggestions related to increasing housing supply.
Market Overviews and Analyses
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2026, Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
America’s Housing Supply Problem: The Closing of the Suburban Frontier?, Brookings Institution
Expert Voices 2025: Access to Sustainable and Affordable Housing, Penn Institute for Urban Research
The Market Alone Can’t Fix the U.S. Housing Crisis, Harvard Business Review
The Housing Mismatch Report, National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com
How Does the Federal Government Support Housing, Urban Institute
Who Owns America? Mapping Corporate Ownership of Residential Land, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Housing Supply: Current Trends and Policy Considerations, Congressional Research Service
Building Homes Near Jobs, Stores, and Transit Saves Public Dollars, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Federal Policy
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (Public Law 119-101), U.S. Congress
What’s in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act? Section-by-Section Summary, Bipartisan Policy Center
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Implementation Tracker, Bipartisan Policy Center
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Implementation Hub, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Next Steps for State, Local, and Tribal Housing Leaders After Passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Bipartisan Policy Center
2026 Economic Report of the President, Chapter 6: Protecting and Rebuilding the American Dream of Homeownership, White House Council of Economic Advisers
Executive Order 14394: Removing Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Home Construction, The White House
Policy Reports
The State of Housing in America 2026, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Build Baby Build, Center for American Progress
NHC Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report, National Housing Conference
The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Homes 2026, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2027, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Housing Underproduction in the U.S., Up for Growth
Federal Policy Opportunities to Expand Housing Supply, National Housing Supply Summit 2025
Government Regulation in the Price of a New Home: 2026, National Association of Home Builders
Building Affordability: The Policy Agenda for America’s Housing Crisis, Economic Security Project
Playbooks
State and Local Housing Action Plan, National Housing Crisis Task Force
Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook, National League of Cities & American Planning Association
Strong Foundations: A Playbook for Housing & Economic Growth, U.S. Chamber of Commerce & American Enterprise Institute Housing Center
Build the Middle Playbook, Zillow and Casita Coalition
The Little Book of Low-Cost, High-Impact Housing Solutions, Ivory Innovations
Preapproved Building Plans Help Cities Improve Housing Affordability, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Cities Leading the Way: Case Studies in Housing Supply Solutions, Bipartisan Policy Center, Capital One Insights Center & U.S. Conference of Mayors
State Housing Supply Legislative Tracker, American Enterprise Institute Housing Center
Market Data
Five-Year Housing Market Predictions, U.S. News & World Report
Zillow Home Value Index Report, Zillow Research
RealPage Apartment Market Report, RealPage Inc.
2026 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends, National Association of Realtors
Lumber Prices, National Association of Home Builders
Housing Starts and Building Permits, National Association of Home Builders
Mortgage Interest Rates, National Association of Home Builders
National Zoning Atlas, National Zoning Atlas
Innovation in Action
Housing Abundance Philanthropy Fund: Request for Information, Renaissance Philanthropy
On the Verge of Housing Abundance: Unleashing Systems-Level Innovation with Philanthropic Investment, New America
HUD’s Past, Present, and Future Role in Accelerating U.S. Offsite Construction for Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Potential Pathways to Scale Innovative Construction Methods in California, Terner Center for Housing Innovation
2027 IBC Single-Exit Height Limit to Be Raised to Four Stories, Center for Building in North America