Policy Reports and Briefs

June 2025, Portuguese

May 2025, English

February 2025, English

This policy download examines the complex relationship between property values and property taxes, how it varies across states, and offers recommendations to ensure that spikes in housing prices do not lead to rapid growth in property tax bills.

February 2025, English

Learn how community-scale clean energy projects can drive economic growth, create jobs, cut carbon emissions, and provide energy savings while empowering communities to build a cleaner, more reliable energy future.

January 2025, English

With US housing prices continuing to rise, state governments are increasingly seeking to address long-term housing affordability issues by pursuing statewide land use reforms that encourage housing production. A new Lincoln Institute Policy Download shares some of the high-level lessons learned from a recent state housing policy convening and recommends ways to make state policies more effective.

November 2024, English

As the housing crisis continues, municipalities are partnering with community land trusts to create and preserve affordable homeownership opportunities. A new Policy Focus Report from the Lincoln Institute explores the nature of these innovative partnerships—and offers recommendations for working together to create homes that last.

April 2024, English

September 2023, English

Communities, investors, and policymakers can and should build on private capital alongside the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s initial public investment.