Inclusionary zoning requires developers to include below-market homes — but funds them by charging market-rate tenants more.
A UCLA analysis found for every affordable home built under LA’s density bonus program, 4.5 to 9 market-rate homes were not built.
The article explains that inclusionary zoning can unintentionally worsen housing shortages. It acts like a tax on construction, discouraging new building and raising overall housing costs, so affordability actually declines instead of improving.
This fits r/neoliberal because it supports a market-based, supply-focused approach: build more housing to lower prices, and avoid regulations that distort incentives.
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Inclusionary zoning requires developers to include below-market homes — but funds them by charging market-rate tenants more.
A UCLA analysis found for every affordable home built under LA’s density bonus program, 4.5 to 9 market-rate homes were not built.
The article explains that inclusionary zoning can unintentionally worsen housing shortages. It acts like a tax on construction, discouraging new building and raising overall housing costs, so affordability actually declines instead of improving.
This fits r/neoliberal because it supports a market-based, supply-focused approach: build more housing to lower prices, and avoid regulations that distort incentives.