Ep 119: Responding to Supply Skepticism with Vicki Been

Supply skeptics don’t believe that building more homes improves affordability. Vicki Been tells us what the latest research says about their main arguments.

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Show notes:

• Been, V., Ellen, I. G., & O’Regan, K. (2025). Supply skepticism revisited. Housing Policy Debate, 35(1), 96-113.
• Been, V., Ellen, I. G., & O’Regan, K. (2019). Supply skepticism: Housing supply and affordability. Housing Policy Debate, 29(1), 25-40.
• Fang, L., Kim, E., & Tyndall, J. (2025). The downmarket impact of new multifamily housing: Evidence from a Honolulu condo tower. Real Estate Economics.
• Grabar, H. (2026). High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone. The Atlantic. 
• Shane’s Substack post on the share of households living in recently-built housing who come from the same/different metro area or from within 50 or 100 miles of their new home.
• Pew Charitable Trusts Youtube video: “Building More Housing Creates 'Moving Chains' of Affordability”.
• Rollet, V. (2025). Can We Rebuild a City? The Dynamics of Urban Redevelopment [working paper].
• Giacoletti, M., Korevaar, M., & Qian, F. (2025). How Housing Supply Expansions Reshape Cities [working paper].
• Furman Center Land Use Reform Tracker.
• Soltas, E., & Gruber, J. (2026). How Costly Is Permitting in Housing Development? [working paper].