Archive - Erdmann Housing Tracker

Housing Cost Trends: 4 cities

I am seeing recent stories about a hot housing market in San Francisco, generally in the form of reports like especially expensive homes selling for far…

Jul 15 • Kevin Erdmann

Cyclical Construction and Gluts

There are at least two ways to compare housing supply over time.

Jul 13 • Kevin Erdmann

The Keynes and Hayek Rap Battle, in Hindsight

If you are any kind of econ nerd, you are probably familiar with Russ Roberts’ widely viewed “Fear the Boom and Bust: Keynes vs.

Jul 10 • Kevin Erdmann

Home affordability math isn't mathing

A popular trope among housing analysts is to perform a sort of DuPont Analysis for housing.

Jul 9 • Kevin Erdmann

A brief review and forecast of supply-denialism

Supply-crisis deniers, and even some housing advocates, make a number of claims, including:

Jul 7 • Kevin Erdmann

Facets of the Housing Shortage, A Series: Part 6

Approximately 97% of American land is rural.

Jul 2 • Kevin Erdmann

June 2026

Housing needs supply-siders, again

Aaron Brown, Michael Mendelson, & Clifford Asness have an article at the Dispatch titled, “Half of America Cannot Afford to Live, and Other Wrong…

Jun 29 • Kevin Erdmann

May 2026 New Home Sales

Reported sales dipped a bit this month.

Jun 25 • Kevin Erdmann

C-Span Washington Journal

I recently appeared on C-Span’s Washington Journal to talk about housing.

Jun 23 • Kevin Erdmann

May 2026 Erdmann Housing Tracker Update

with notes on inflation

Jun 22 • Kevin Erdmann

21st Century Housing in Three Atlanta Suburbs

I am currently engaged in a project where we are attempting to take a deep and thorough look at the causes and effects of investors in residential real…

Jun 19 • Kevin Erdmann

Realtor.com estimates of the housing shortage

Unless there is a scheduling change, I will be on C-Span Washington Journal Saturday morning at 8am EDT.

Jun 18 • Kevin Erdmann

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