Housing & Our Community
![Colorado Housing Affordability Trends](https://commonsenseinstituteco.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/156856470_m-1080x675.jpg)
Colorado Housing Affordability Trends
Colorado is an increasingly expensive place to live. Housing prices are surging, and affordability is decreasing. Though there has been a recent increase in building permits, the current housing supply shortage is so large that the increased construction of new homes must be sustained for years, if not increased, to overcome the shortage.
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Update: The Colorado Crime Wave Did Not Recede In 2021 An Economic Analysis of Crime
![The Colorado Crime Wave: An Economic Analysis of Crime and the Need for Data Driven Solutions](https://commonsenseinstituteco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/126756790_m-1-1080x675.jpg)
The Colorado Crime Wave: An Economic Analysis of Crime and the Need for Data Driven Solutions
![The Economic Footprint of Homelessness in Metro Denver](https://commonsenseinstituteco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/110777969_m-1080x675.jpg)
The Economic Footprint of Homelessness in Metro Denver
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Homelessness Ecosystem Analysis Phase 2
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Homelessness Issues on the Denver 2021 Ballot: Ordinance 303 and Referred Question 2B
![From Conflict to Compassion: A Colorado Housing Development Blueprint For Transformational Change](https://commonsenseinstituteco.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/93397249_m-1080x675.jpg)
From Conflict to Compassion: A Colorado Housing Development Blueprint For Transformational Change
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Building Gated Cities – Policy Brief
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Denver Initiative 300: Impacts on the Homeless and Society by Granting Unimpeded Access to Public Space
![Economic Impact of Restricting Housing Growth to No More Than 1% in Colorado](https://commonsenseinstituteco.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/feat_0618housegrowth.jpg)