Holy crap: factory built homes were the majority of homes built in the US during the 1960s and they were mostly regulated out of existence to protect the home building industry! https://twitter.com/salimfurth/status/1265731606796546051">https://twitter.com/salimfurt...
This makes me totally re-evaluate the source of 1960s housing affordability. What if homebuilders sold homes cheaper because they had competition that they now lack?!
I think this paper is important, so I’m going to share key slides for people who don’t want to read a pdf on a phone
Anyhow, these were the slides that interested me most, but this is a major paper if you like housing policy.
Also note the Bone Fides of the authors of this slide deck they aren’t just piquant randos on teh interwebs like me.