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UCLA Housing Voice

by UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies · English · Tech & Science

Why does the housing market seem so broken? And what can we do about it? UCLA Housing Voice tackles these questions in conversation with leading housing researchers, with each episode centered on a study and its implications for creating more affordable and accessible communities.

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 1 hr 9 min
Latest: 14 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 7 minNew

Ep. 125: Single-Family Rentals and School Access with Tom Mayock

Single-family rentals have a bad rap, but they also have underappreciated benefits. Tom Mayock shares how places with a bigger single-family rental stock provide better access to high quality schools for disadvantaged kids. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Mayock, T., & Vosters, K. (2024). Single‐family rentals as a p...

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S6 · E7 · 30 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep. 124: Reducing Homelessness with Rapid Rehousing with Brian Blackwell
Rapid rehousing provides short-term rental assistance to help people experiencing homelessness find market-rate housing. Brian Blackwell shares new research finding that it may be more effective than we thought. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Blackwell, B., & Gross, M. (2026). Does Rapid Re-Housing reduce homelessness? Jo...
S6 · E6 · 16 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
Ep. 123: Implementing Preapproved Plan Programs with Alkarim Devani and Eric Kronberg
Last time we talked about what preapproved building plans are and how the existing U.S. programs are going. This time we talked with Alkarim Devani and Eric Kronberg, two practitioners who are designing and implementing preapproved plan programs across North America. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Alkarim’s company, mddl.Eric...
S6 · E5 · 2 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
Ep. 122: An Overview of Preapproved Building Plan Programs with Seva Rodnyansky
Preapproved plan programs promise to speed up permitting and lower the cost of building new homes. How do they work—and are they working? Seva Rodnyansky shares findings from a review of more than 40 existing programs. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Rodnyansky, S., & Su, D. (2026). Preapproved Building Plans Help Cities I...
S6 · E4 · 19 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 10 min
Ep. 121: Exclusionary Zoning and the Great Migration with Alexander Sahn
Why is exclusionary zoning, which restricts land to expensive single-family houses, so commonplace in the US compared to other countries? Alexander Sahn shares strong evidence that local responses to a wave of migration by Southern Blacks in the middle of the 20th century played a big role. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Sahn...
S6 · E3 · 5 Aug 2026 · 43 min
YIMBY Country with Michael Andersen
This episode features clips from a few episodes of Michael Andersen's one-shot podcast series, YIMBY Country: "A podcast mini-series about what happens after you legalize housing. In this case, in New Zealand." Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Listen to YIMBY Country on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Episode 45 of UCLA Housing Voic...
S6 · E2 · 22 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Ep 120: How Exclusionary Zoning Hurts Poor Neighborhoods with Matthew Mleczko
When cities adopt exclusionary zoning, their housing stock becomes scarcer and less affordable over time. Matt Mleczko shares research suggesting that the impacts extend beyond exclusionary jurisdictions’ borders, hurting poor communities that have no say over their neighbors’ land use policies. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes:...
S6 · E1 · 8 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
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. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. 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.,...
S5 · E22 · 24 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 12 min
Ep 118: Road Scholars on Microtransit with Michael Hyland
Transit agencies are using microtransit services to increase the reach and access of their overall service. We talk with Mike Hyland about how agencies can think about pricing and fleet sizing to balance cost and service. Also, how should agencies measure the overall success of their microtransit services? Show notes: Hyland, M., Saha, R., & Hu, S. (2026). Peak Pricing and Transfer Discounts Can Make Microtransit More Efficient. UC Office of the President: University of California Institu...
S5 · E21 · 10 Jun 2026 · 54 min
Ep 117: Road Scholars on Density, Displacement, and Driving with Dan Chatman
Does building housing near rail stations reduce driving, even if it prices out lower-income residents? Dan Chatman's research suggests the answer hinges not on who lives there, but on how much housing gets built. Chatman, D. G., Xu, R., Park, J., & Spevack, A. (2019). Does Transit-Oriented Gentrification Increase Driving? Journal of Planning Education and Research, 39(4), 482-495. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0739456X19872255Chatman, Dan (2015) Does Transit-Oriented ...
S5 · E20 · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 50 min
Ep 116: ‘Stuck’ Book Club pt. 3 with Yoni Appelbaum
Part 3 of our book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck', covering chapters 9–10. Appelbaum himself joins us to wrap up the series. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Appelbaum, Y. (2025). Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. Penguin Random House.UCLA Housing Voice episode...
S5 · E19 · 27 May 2026 · 52 min
Ep 115: Road Scholars on Major Transit Stops with Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall
California created a definition for major transit stops in state code and ties this definition to a lot of housing policies. Jacob Wasserman and Aaron Barrall explore the different ways this definition could be interpreted and how different approaches could mean more or less land available for increased development. Show notes: Wasserman, J.L., Barrall, A., Millard-Ball, A., and Lee, A. (2026) “Stop” and Think about it: How the Different Interpretations of What Counts as a “Major Transi...
18 May 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
Ep 114: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 2 with Giselle Hale
Part 2 of our book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck', covering chapters 5–8. Giselle Hale joins us for the walkthrough, sharing her perspective as a former mayor and part of the Abundance movement. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Appelbaum, Y. (2025). Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of Ameri...
S5 · E18 · 13 May 2026 · 55 min
Ep 113: Road Scholars on Parking Requirements with UC(LA)'s Amy Lee
California passed a landmark law in 2022 prohibiting cities from mandating minimum parking requirements near major transit stops. Amy Lee explores how cities and developers have responded. Show Notes Lee, A., Millard-Ball, A., & Manville, M. (2025). State Preemption in Theory and Practice: The Case of Parking Requirements. Urban Affairs Review, 1–31. https://doi.org/10.1177/10780874251385240Abstract: In U.S. law, states can override actions of local governments that contravene state inter...
S5 · E17 · 4 May 2026 · 2 hr 22 min
Ep 112: 'Stuck' Book Club pt. 1 with Attorney General Rob Bonta
We're doing a three-part book club series on Yoni Appelbaum's 'Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity.' This is episode one, covering chapters 1 through 4. In the second half of the show, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins us to talk about connections between the book's themes and his work enforcing housing and immigration law. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.co...
S5 · E16 · 22 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
Ep 111: Land Value Tax Would Fix This with Lars Doucet (Incentives Series pt. 11)
We close out the Incentives Series with Lars Doucet offering a primer on land value taxes, the ultimate incentive-aligned housing policy. This is part 11 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Doucet, L. (2025). Land value return is needed, pragmatic, and achievable. Progress ...
S5 · E15 · 1 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
Ep 110: The Measure ULA Episode with Jason Ward and Mott Smith (Incentives Series pt. 10)
We're joined by our co-authors to discuss a few Lewis Center studies on Measure ULA, a transfer tax in the city of Los Angeles, that made a big splash. This is part 10 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Manville, M., & Smith, M. (2025). The Unintended Consequences of M...
S5 · E14 · 18 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
Ep 109: The Renter Wealth Creation Fund with Chris Herrmann
Enterprise Community Partners has been running a renter wealth-building program since 2022. How’s it going? And what comes next? Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Enterprise Community Partners’ Renter Wealth Creation Fund website.The Renter Wealth Creation Fund term sheet.UCLA Housing Voice episode 108: Building Wealth by Rentin...
S5 · E13 · 5 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
Ep 108: Building Wealth by Renting with Shane Phillips and Bob Simpson
Joined by a 20-year veteran of Fannie Mae, Shane shares findings from his work on a proposed new model for building renter wealth: shared prosperity rental housing. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Phillips, S. (2025). Building Renter Wealth: An Evaluation of Shared Prosperity Rental (SPR) Housing Program Design and Feasibility...
S5 · E12 · 5 Feb 2026 · 46 min
Ep 107: A Better Mortgage with Kevin Erdmann (Incentives Series pt. 9)
Fixed-rate mortgages are expensive, but adjustable-rate mortgages are volatile — but do they have to be? Kevin Erdmann pitches an alternative that captures the best qualities of both. This is part 9 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Erdmann, K. (2021). A Suggested Mortgag...
S5 · E11 · 28 Jan 2026 · 24 min
Highlights: Ep 106: Mortgage Lending Standards with Kevin Erdmann
This is the shortened "highlights" version of episode 106. You can listen to the full interview here. Was the housing market really oversupplied in the mid-2000s? Kevin Erdmann says no, and he explains how this misunderstanding is at the root of present-day affordability problems. This is part 8 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at shanephillips@uc...
S5 · E10 · 21 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Ep 106: Mortgage Lending Standards with Kevin Erdmann (Incentives Series pt. 8)
Was the housing market really oversupplied in the mid-2000s? Kevin Erdmann says no, and he explains how this misunderstanding is at the root of present-day affordability problems. This is part 8 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Erdmann, K. (2018). Housing Was Undersuppli...
S5 · E9 · 8 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep 105: Shane Talks Housing on Lusk Perspectives
Shane makes a guest appearance on USC's Lusk Perspectives to talk state housing law, barriers to missing middle housing and condos, managing transportation systems in densifying cities, building wealth for tenants, and more. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Overview of 40 years of California ADU reform by the California Housing...
S5 · E8 · 17 Dec 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Ep 104: Why We Don't Build Condos with Muhammad Alameldin (Incentives Series pt. 7)
Why do many U.S. states build so few condos? Muhammad Alameldin explains the role of construction defect liability laws — and how to fix them. This is part 7 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Alameldin, M., & Karlinsky, S. (2024). Construction Defect Liability in Cali...
S5 · E7 · 3 Dec 2025 · 59 min
Ep 103: Fire Safety in Multifamily Housing with Alex Horowitz (Incentives Series pt. 6)
In which types of homes are people safest from fires? Alex Horowitz shares research showing that multifamily is safer than single-family housing, newer homes are much safer than older homes, and that a single stairwell’s just as good as two. This is part 6 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and Lin...
S5 · E6 · 19 Nov 2025 · 56 min
Ep 102: Minimum Standards vs. Affordability with Benjamin Schneider (Incentives Series pt. 5)
We’ve been grappling with trade-offs between stricter building codes and declining affordability for over 100 years. Benjamin Schneider helps us trace the history. This is part 5 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Schneider, B. (2025). The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting t...
S5 · E5 · 5 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 10 min
Ep 101: Beyond Zoning with John Zeanah and Andre D. Jones (Incentives Series pt. 4)
Your city just legalized “missing middle” housing in its zoning code… now what? With Memphis, Tennessee, as a case study, John Zeanah and Andre D. Jones discuss the hidden non-zoning barriers to developing small apartment buildings — and how to lower them. This is part 4 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on ...
S5 · E4 · 22 Oct 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
Ep 100: The Big 100!! Listener Questions, (Re-)Meet the Hosts, and Book Club
The hosts gather to celebrate the 100th episode of UCLA Housing Voice. We also answer listener questions and announce the first book for our book club. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Appelbaum, Y. (2025). Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity. Penguin Random House.Appelbaum, Y. ...
S5 · E3 · 8 Oct 2025 · 44 min
Ep 99: The ‘International’ Code Council with Jesse Zwick (Incentives Series pt. 3)
North American buildings are built different — literally. Councilmember Jesse Zwick explains how the organization behind our unusual standards is built to fail, and he makes the case for a new approach. This is part 3 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Zwick, J. (202...
S5 · E2 · 24 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep 98: Elevators with Stephen Smith (Incentives Series pt. 2)
Elevators in the U.S. and Canada cost 3–5 times as much as elevators in other high-income countries. Stephen Smith explains why and how our well-intentioned elevator standards make cities less safe and accessible. This is part two of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Read about the Lewis Center's work at lewis.ucla.edu. Follow our Substack at uclahousingvoice.substack.com. Email Shane at at [email protected] and follow him on Bluesky and LinkedIn. Show notes: Smith, ...

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UCLA Housing Voice is a English tech & science podcast from UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

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Typical length: 1 hr 9 min
Latest episode: 14 Oct 2026
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