Development of Market-Rate Housing
Current Research for the MLA LD Debate Topic…
TOPIC: Market-Rate Housing
Resolved: The United States should promote the development of market-rate housing in urban neighborhoods.
IMPORTANT: Please read the following section from the \”Debate Bible\”: Topicality
The Debate Bible (by Jon Brushke).pdf
BACKGROUND:
This will be one of the worst topics to research. If we debate it at a tournament, it will be very frustrating due to the verbs promote and develop. So… let\’s try to understand the topic at a very basic level: when we create (develop) more supply of homes, then the prices will become stable and eventually become lower because we will have satisfied the demand for housing. However, when the demand remains high and you add more supply, but not enough to meet that demand, then prices will not change in a positive direction, the trend will continue toward higher rents and mortgages. However, one might argue that the increases will be reduced and any reduction in demand would be a comparative advantage to the status quo. We should try to argue that by promoting market-rate housing (through subsidies); building more homes and/or giving more vouchers to low-to-mid income families, we will make housing more affordable for everyone in the community (urban areas are the target recipients). I hope this summary helps make the topic more clear to you. The alternative is to continue promoting low-income housing opportunities (through public housing authorities or PHAs) or offer a different (non-markets-based approach) by promoting additional below-market-rate (or BMR) housing opportunities.
PRO: We need evidence that a market-based approach will be both effective and desirable (supply vs demand) and that public housing authorities (PHAs) are ineffective and/or undesirable.
CON: We need evidence that a market-based approach will be ineffective and/or undesirable (supply vs demand) and that current policies from public housing authorities (PHAs) are effective (enough) and/or desirable/preferable to market-based approaches. Also… evidence favoring additional BMR opportunities.
Video: March 2019 Public Forum Topic Analysis,
Will Watson, Champion Briefs, February 2019 – 18 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhg9diTo9TU&feature=youtu.be
What Is Market-Rate Housing? (Ron Leshnower, The Spruce, September 7, 2018)
https://www.thespruce.com/market-rate-apartment-155986
Market rate housing is an apartment that has no rent restrictions. A landlord who owns market-rate housing is free to attempt to rent the space at whatever price the local market may fetch. In other words, the term applies to conventional rentals that are not restricted by affordable housing laws.
America’s crisis of affordable housing: From Yimbys to Housing as a Human Right (Morningside Center, July 24, 2018)
https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/americas-crisis-affordable-housing-yimbys-housing-human-right
The United States is suffering from a crisis of affordable housing. An estimated 11 million American households spend more than half their income just to keep a roof over their heads. The skyrocketing price of housing has led to an epidemic of evictions and widespread displacement of people, particularly in urban areas, where rent and home prices are rising far faster than incomes. In the face of these mounting problems, a debate has emerged about solutions to the crisis. Some housing advocates support a movement called Yimby (short for “Yes In My Back Yard”), which proposes market-led development of new housing units. But others argue that these projects can end up benefiting developers rather than lower-income residents.
WHITEBOARD PHOTOS (& EVIDENCE PACKETS):
[-] PF Evidence (ver 3.11) – Promoting the Development of Market-Rate Housing (MLA, 2019-03-01).pdf (or DOC)
[-] PF Research (Affordable Housing Crisis) – Market-Rate Housing (Champion Briefs, 2019-02-01).pdf
[-] PF Research (Affordable Housing Crisis) – Market-Rate Housing (Victory Briefs, 2019-02-01).pdf
[-] WB Photo (Affordable Housing Crisis) – PRO Effectiveness (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[-] WB Photo (Affordable Housing Crisis) – PRO Economic Benefits (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[-] WB Photo (Affordable Housing Crisis) – CON Introduction & Argument on Ineffectiveness (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
[-] WB Photo (Affordable Housing Crisis) – CON Procedural Argument on FIAT Abuse (MLA, 2019-02-01).jpg
REQUIRED RESEARCH VIDEOS:
[OPTIONAL] Video: March 2019 Public Forum Topic Analysis,
Will Watson, Champion Briefs, February 2019 – 18 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhg9diTo9TU&feature=youtu.be
Microsoft to invest $500 million to address the affordable housing crisis in the Puget Sound region,
Microsoft, January 17, 2019 – 4 min
https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-to-invest-500-million-to-address-the-affordable-housing-crisis-in-puget-sound-region/
NOTE: Middle-Income families suffer as does the entire community when affordable housing is out-of-reach. Microsoft provides a model for subsidizing affordable housing.
New home sales drop as spiking mortgage rates keep buyers on the sidelines,
CNBC News, October 24, 2018 – 1 min
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/24/numbers-show-mortgage-rate-spike-hitting-housing-harder-than-expected.html
NOTE: This is its own argument; current \’interest rates\’ make housing unaffordable (pro = won\’t work).
San Francisco Below Market Rate Housing Is Out of Reach for Many,
CBS News, January 19, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwG7uLOXaJw
NOTE: BMR = Below Market Rate. Also… the argument here is that cities are often unfair in how the price \’affordable housing\’ and as such tax-payer financed housing is being given to wealthier people and for those low-income families who do qualify, many ar eat risk of being evicted (or thrown out of their home).
REQUIRED RESEARCH ARTICLES:
What is Market-Rate Housing?,
Ron Leshnower, The Spruce, September 7, 2018
https://www.thespruce.com/market-rate-apartment-155986
America’s crisis of affordable housing: From Yimbys to Housing as a Human Right,
The Morningside Center, July 24, 2018
https://www.morningsidecenter.org/teachable-moment/lessons/americas-crisis-affordable-housing-yimbys-housing-human-right
What is Public Housing Assistance?,
San Francisco Gate, LA: February 2019
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/public-housing-assistance-1949.html
Pros & Cons of Public Housing,
Gigi Starr, San Francisco Gate, LU: November 10, 2018
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/pros-cons-public-housing-8497.html
ADDITIONAL \”OPTIONAL\” RESEARCH ARTICLES & VIDEOS:
[OPTIONAL] Video: March 2019 Public Forum Topic Analysis,
Will Watson, Champion Briefs, February 2019 – 18 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhg9diTo9TU&feature=youtu.be
The State of the Nation\’s Housing (Report: 2018),
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, 2018
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/state-nations-housing-2018
When Renters Behave Like Homeowners: High Rent, Price Anxiety & NIMBYism,
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, February 7, 2017
http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/when-do-renters-behave-like-homeowners-high-rent-price-anxiety-and-nimbyism/
Moving to Work and Neighborhood Opportunity,
Research Report (2016), The Urban Institute, LU: July 2018 (Original: December 2016)
https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/88171/moving_to_work_and_neighborhood_opportunity_0.pdf
Rethinking Local Affordable Housing Strategies: Lessons from 70 Years of Policy and Practice,
Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy & The Urban Institute, December 2003
PDF: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/housingreview.pdf
Could Garcetti’s affordable housing plan hamper the market?,
Cathaleen Chen, The Real Deal, May 05, 2017
https://therealdeal.com/la/2017/05/05/could-garcettis-affordable-housing-plan-hamper-the-market/
[VIDEO] 3D-Printed Home Can Be Constructed For Under $4,000,
Tech Insider, March 24, 2018 – 3 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCzS2FZoB-I
[VIDEO] Watch this home be 3D printed,
CNN Business, March 19, 2019 – 2 min
https://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2018/03/19/3d-printed-house-new-story-icon-home-texas-housing-orig.cnnmoney/index.html
RESEARCHER CONTACT INFORMATION (Coach Bill):
Bill Eddy,
coachbill@magnetacademy.com
Hangouts: billeddy@gmail.com
Mobile Phone: 714/655-8135 (I prefer text)
When contacting me, please include your name and class information (day/time). Thanks!
[Additional Information & Vocabulary]
boondoggle
gentrification
property values
vouchers
crime
elderly, disabled & impoverished
Supply vs Demand (-side economics)
America’s Housing Crisis Is A Ticking Time Bomb
Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (Report), Huffington Post, June 19, 2018
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/housing-crisis-inequality-harvard-report_us_5b27c1f1e4b056b2263c621e
Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (Report), Huffington Post, June 19, 2018
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/housing-crisis-inequality-harvard-report_us_5b27c1f1e4b056b2263c621e
That’s the undeniable upshot of a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. The report compiles hundreds of metrics on the health of America’s housing sector and finds that, despite some short-term progress since the recession, the long-term prognosis is grim.
Do tax incentives boost Detroit projects? Skeptics question their use and offer a few tips,
John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, April 21, 2018
https://www.freep.com/story/money/business/john-gallagher/2018/04/21/detroit-tax-incentives-debate/520186002/
Rise of the yimbys: the angry millennials with a radical housing solution
Erin McCormick, The Guardian, October 2, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/02/rise-of-the-yimbys-angry-millennials-radical-housing-solution
PRO:
S: According to… Erin McCormick, The Guardian, October 2, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/02/rise-of-the-yimbys-angry-millennials-radical-housing-solution
F: It states… it was precisely the failure to build new housing that is causing rents to climb in San Francisco, to the point that she can barely afford to live anywhere in the Bay Area.
C: This means…
PRO:
S: According to… Erin McCormick, The Guardian, October 2, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/02/rise-of-the-yimbys-angry-millennials-radical-housing-solution
F: It states… They say their lives are threatened by housing shortages and skyrocketing rental prices. Calling themselves yimbys, they are standing up to say “Yes, in my back yard” to any kind of new housing development
C: This means…
PRO:
S: According to… Erin McCormick, The Guardian, October 2, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/02/rise-of-the-yimbys-angry-millennials-radical-housing-solution
F: It states… Rather than suffer in silence as they struggle to find affordable places to live, they are heading to planning meetings en masse to argue for more housing – preferably the very kind of dense, urban infill projects that have often generated neighbourhood opposition from nimbys (“not in my back yard”).
C: This means…