Alex Horowitz

New York

Sports Journalist at Freelance

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These popular housing reforms are effective. Texas lawmakers should pass them | Opinion

1 month ago | statesman.com | Alex Horowitz

Texas faces a housing shortage. That scarcity has driven rents and housing prices to near all-time highs as the state needs more than 300,000 new homes. However, state lawmakers can help ease the shortage and improve affordability for all Texans. A series of bills moving through the Legislature would make it easier to build homes — reforms that are widely popular with the public. And in the places where the reforms have been implemented, they’ve worked.
5 Policies to Help Curb Housing Costs Immediately

1 month ago | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tara Roche

These tools are effective ways to increase housing supply and homeownership opportunities Article May 14, 2025 By: Alex Horowitz & Tara Roche Read time: Share 5 Policies to Help Curb Housing Costs Immediately The Pew Charitable Trusts An estimated nationwide shortage of 4 to 7 million homes has pushed rents to all-time highs, with a record share of Americans spending more than 30% of their income on rent. Meanwhile, the median home price has reached $420,000, leaving millions of families...
Chicago and Washington, D.C., Among Cities Well Suited for Office-to-Co-Living Conversions

2 months ago | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tushar Kansal

Projects could create low-cost, downtown housing near jobs and transportation Article April 28, 2025 By: Alex Horowitz & Tushar Kansal Read time: Share Chicago and Washington, D.C., Among Cities Well Suited for Office-to-Co-Living Conversions Daniel Leal AFP via Getty Images Like most major American cities, Chicago and Washington, D.C., are struggling with a trio of real estate challenges: a housing shortage that has driven up rents, record rates of homelessness (in large part caused by...
The Silly Rule That's Helping Keep Housing Costs High

Feb 21, 2025 | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz

Trust Magazine On the record Trust Article February 21, 2025 Read time: Share The Silly Rule That’s Helping Keep Housing Costs High Jessica Yap Unsplash In too many American cities, numerous downtown office buildings sit barely used, their absence of workers gutting nearby businesses. Meanwhile, hundreds of residents, too poor to afford shelter, sleep on the streets. Addressing these problems is within our grasp. We can start by getting rid of local rules that require that apartment windows...
Converting Offices to Tiny Apartments Could Add Low-Cost Housing

Feb 4, 2025 | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tushar Kansal

New research on Los Angeles and Houston finds economic viability of micro-apartments with shared common areas Article February 4, 2025 By: Alex Horowitz & Tushar Kansal Read time: Share Converting Offices to Tiny Apartments Could Add Low-Cost Housing Johannes Eisele AFP via Getty Images Los Angeles and Houston could add thousands of low-cost housing units to their downtowns by converting vacant office buildings to “tiny apartments” with shared kitchens, bathrooms, and living rooms, according...
Co-Living Could Unlock Office-to-Residential Conversions

Oct 22, 2024 | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tushar Kansal

New research finds efficient method to add low-cost, downtown housing Article October 22, 2024 By: Alex Horowitz & Tushar Kansal Read time: Share Co-Living Could Unlock Office-to-Residential Conversions The Pew Charitable Trusts The United States has a shortage of 4 million to 7 million homes and, at the same time, an all-time-high office vacancy rate of 20%, meaning that more than a billion square feet of office space is unused. But despite the urgent need for housing—and many local...
How a Blind Baseball League Changed My Life

Jul 19, 2024 | jokermag.com | Alex Horowitz

Baseball has always been in Zach Ship’s blood. Until it wasn’t. Try eight years out of college without playing the sport he loves. Today, Zach is back on the diamond in a way he never could’ve expected. In high school, Zach excelled in four years of varsity baseball. He was pretty good at bowling and diving too. Along with his best friends, he was living the high school athlete’s dream. At NYU, where he graduated in 2015, Zach found a new passion – throwing the shot put and discus.
A swing constituency could help allow more homes

Jun 28, 2024 | route-fifty.com | Alex Horowitz |Gabe Kravitz

A housing shortage estimated at 4 million to 7 million homes is driving up rents, prices, and homelessness nationwide, spurring cities, towns, and increasingly states to consider passing laws to allow more housing. Many of these efforts are gaining broad acceptance, but others face more resistance. Why? A survey conducted for The Pew Charitable Trusts provides some insights.
Viral Baller Inspires Millions With His Dream

Jun 21, 2024 | jokermag.com | Alex Horowitz

“The distance between a dream and reality is called action.”Thousands of miles from the nearest NBA court, Nkwain Kennedy Lamiress is getting a workout in. Doing a high knee drill while running up and down worn-down stairs in Cameroon, and guided by nothing but a single light in his backyard, Kennedy pushes through a drill akin to a shuttle cone run.
A Swing Constituency Could Help Allow More Homes

Jun 7, 2024 | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Gabe Kravitz

Survey indicates which respondents favor only certain zoning reforms Article June 7, 2024 By: Alex Horowitz & Gabe Kravitz Read time: Share A Swing Constituency Could Help Allow More Homes DenisTangneyJr Getty Images A housing shortage estimated at 4 million to 7 million homes is driving up rents, prices, and homelessness nationwide, spurring cities, towns, and increasingly states to consider passing laws to allow more housing. Many of these efforts are gaining broad acceptance, but others...