Do liberals kill housing affordability?

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By Leith van Onselen

Trulia’s chief economist, Jed Kolko, has produced an interesting analysis showing how the more liberal Democratic strongholds in the US tend to have far lower housing affordability than the more conservative Republican states:

Trulia categorized the 100 largest metros as red [Republican] or blue [Democratic] depending on their 2012 presidential vote.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.