Salim Furth
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Senior Research Fellow
Salim Furth is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Urbanity project at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on housing production and land use regulation. He frequently advises local governments and testifies before state and federal legislatures. He earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Rochester.
Furth previously worked at the Heritage Foundation, at Amherst College, and as a contractor to HUD. His research has been published in Housing Policy Debate, Critical Housing Analysis, and the IZA Journal of Labor Policy. He serves as an advisor to the board of Texans for Reasonable Solutions and a Better Cities Project Fellow.
Featured Research
"Single-Family Zoning and Race: Evidence From the Twin Cities." Published in Housing Policy Debate.
"California Zoning: Housing Construction and a New Ranking of Local Land Use Regulation." (Salim Furth & Olivia Gonzalez)
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How “Inclusionary” Are Market-rate Rentals? | Metropolitan Abundance Project
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
No Solutions, Just Trade Offs | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
- | Housing Housing
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Shifts in the Housing Market & the YIMBY Movement | Manhattan Institute’s “Manhattan Insights”
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Sudden Death of the American Condo | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Urban Economics of Sprawl | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
And the Oscar for Best Paper Goes To … | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Market-Rate Rents Can Serve Moderate-Income Marylanders
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How “Inclusionary” Are Market-rate Rentals? | Metropolitan Abundance Project
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
No Solutions, Just Trade Offs | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
- | Housing Housing
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Shifts in the Housing Market & the YIMBY Movement | Manhattan Institute’s “Manhattan Insights”
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Sudden Death of the American Condo | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Urban Economics of Sprawl | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
And the Oscar for Best Paper Goes To … | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Market-Rate Rents Can Serve Moderate-Income Marylanders
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Expanding Maryland’s Housing Stock: A Roadmap to Meeting Housing Targets
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
How to Streamline Housing Permitting in Virginia
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2024
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Breaking Ground: An Examination of Effective State Housing Reforms in 2023
- | Housing Housing
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Single-Family Zoning and Race: Evidence From the Twin Cities | Housing Policy Debate
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Mostly Invisible: The Cost of Valid Petitions in Texas
- | Housing Housing
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Single-Family Zoning and Race: Evidence from the Twin Cities
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
New Research Shows How Zoning Slows Racial Integration
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Build-to-Rent Housing Bans: A Case of Zoning Overreach
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Shifts in the Housing Market & the YIMBY Movement | Manhattan Institute’s “Manhattan Insights”
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
After Milton Referendum, Housing Advocates Sift Through Optimism and Pessimism | WBUR
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Are Tiny Homes Possible Solution in the Affordable Housing Crisis? | WOSU
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
How Can We Get It? And Who Does It Help? | Young Voices
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Mercatus Policy Download Mercatus Policy Download
Will the White House Housing Supply Action Plan Fix the Housing Crisis?
- | Housing Housing
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Biden Administration Creates Plan to Increase Affordable Housing | Marketplace Radio
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
The Metro Crisis | WFED Radio (DC)
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
DC Metro’s Derailment | WTOP-FM
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Transit-Oriented Upzoning in Colorado Can Deliver Jobs, Growth, and Affordability
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Market-Rate Rents Can Serve Moderate-Income Marylanders
- | Housing Housing
- | Federal Testimonies Federal Testimonies
Housing Affordability: Trends, Shocks, and State Legislation
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Minimum Lot Size Regulations Are a Barrier to Homeownership in Dallas
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Valid Petitions and Limited Government in Texas
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Rights, Responsibilities, and Preemption in Minnesota
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Light-Touch Density and New Hampshire’s Role in Zoning
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Property Rights Can Protect Attainable Housing in Texas
- | Housing Housing
- | State Testimonies State Testimonies
Rights, Responsibilities, and Preemption in Minnesota
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How “Inclusionary” Are Market-rate Rentals? | Metropolitan Abundance Project
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
No Solutions, Just Trade Offs | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Sudden Death of the American Condo | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Urban Economics of Sprawl | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
And the Oscar for Best Paper Goes To … | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Milton’s Zoning Referendum | Market Urbanism
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Is Policy Writing a Newscast or an Advertisement? | Discourse
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
[UPDATED] Resources for Reformers: Houston’s Minimum Lot Sizes | Market Urbanism
- | Housing Housing
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary