Introduction : is there a housing crisis? / Randall G. Holcombe and Benjamin Powell -- Urban planning, housing affordability, and land use / Samuel R. Staley -- The benefits of nonzoning / Bernard H. Siegan -- Building codes, housing prices, and the poor / William Tucker -- Smart growth and housing/ Randal O'Toole -- Inclusionary zoning / Benjamin Powell and Edward P. Stringham -- A brief survey of rent control in America : past mistakes and future directions / Matthew E. Brown -- The economics of government housing assistance for the poor / Joshua C. Hall and Matt E. Ryan -- Eminent domain / Randall G. Holcombe -- Arresting development : impact fees in theory and practice / John B. Estill, Benjamin Powell, and Edward P. Stringham -- The economics of housing bubbles / Mark Thornton -- Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and housing : good intentions gone awry / Lawrence J. White -- Anatomy of a train wreck : causes of the mortgage meltdown / Stan J. Liebowitz -- Urban planning : the government or the market / Fred E. Foldvary -- Private neighborhood governance : trends and new options in collective housing ownership / Robert H. Nelson.