The cost of housing is a major issue here in Utah and across the nation, and there are many different proposals to address it. But what is the approach that policymakers should take?

On this episode, we sit down with a national housing expert who has a plan that he says would increase Utah’s housing supply significantly without needing any government subsidies. Ed Pinto is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he also serves as co-director of the AEI Housing Center. He joins Nic Dunn to offer what he calls a “Housing Success Playbook” for Utah and offers crucial takeaways for policymakers.

This episode is in conjunction with the joint Sutherland Institute/AEI Housing Solutions Summit, sponsored by Clyde Companies.

Show notes: 

• Harris’s Down Payment Assistance Plan Would Push Home Prices Higher – AEI
• AEI Housing Center
• Is zoning reform the answer to high housing costs? – Sutherland’s Defending Ideas
• Utah’s pricey housing market and how to fix it – Sutherland’s Defending Ideas

Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, equipping listeners to become more effective champions of sound principle and good policy. Visit defendingideas.org.