The Real Price of “Affordable Housing”
There’s a growing chorus among policymakers in Kansas City, St. Louis, and around the country demanding that new housing developments...
Affordable Housing and Kansas City: Further Thoughts
(You can read part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, and part eight in this series here.) The concerns...
Pittsburgh, Poster Child for Sloppy Housing Policy
In the weeks and months ahead, researchers at the Show-Me Institute will be taking a closer look at housing policies...
A Problem LIHTC Won’t Fix
A one-size-fits-all approach to public policy is rarely the best option. This is especially true when the topic is something...
Another LIHTC Letdown
A few months ago, I foolishly expressed optimism that Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program would perform better for...
LIHTC Pilot Finds Permanence
Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program is bad, but is it getting better? Earlier this year I wrote about...
Capping LIHTC Isn’t Enough
Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) is a classic example of throwing good money after bad. The program—which provides $1-for-$1...
More to Be Done on LIHTC
2020 was a big year for Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit program (LIHTC). In September, the governor and Missouri Housing...
The LIHTC Program Is Back Again
Missouri taxpayers are now back on the hook for one of the least effective and most expensive tax credit programs...
Missouri Needs Tax Credit Reform Now More than Ever
As state policymakers scrambled last week to pass a balanced budget, they appeared to miss what was right in front...
More Proof that Missouri’s LIHTC Doesn’t Work
The numbers are in: Missouri’s low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) program fails to deliver. The program was supposed to increase...
Want More Housing? Get out of the Way
If there is an affordable housing shortage in Kansas City, why is that so? Could the very housing policies meant...
LIHTC 101: How Does it Work?
I recently wrote a post explaining what the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) is. But how does it actually work?...
LIHTC 101: Program Basics
Since the program’s inception, the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) has been the federal government’s primary tool for increasing the...
Here Is Where LIHTCs Go
Since its introduction in 1996, Missouri’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) has been the state’s primary tool for incentivizing the...
The Myth of Supposed Market Failures
Markets are said to be failing when supply doesn’t respond to demand—like a beachside shop refusing to sell sunscreen. When...
A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action
A little less conversation, a little more action All this aggravation ain’t satisfactionin’ me A little more bite and a...
Band-Aids Can’t Fix the LIHTC
On last week’s Politically Speaking podcast, State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick indicated the governor would stick to his pledge of not...
The Governor Threatens to Break a Promise
The last day of the legislative session is here, and news tends to progress quickly, but one of the fastest...
What’s the Rush to Restore the LIHTC?
As this year’s legislative session draws to a close, our lawmakers in Jefferson City are again acting as if any...
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