On April 20, 2026, Executive Director Yesim Sayin was quoted in Bisnow:
The D.C. Policy Center’s Yesim Sayin, whose organization isn’t endorsing a candidate, said she was pleased to see both candidates calling for building more housing. But she said their policy platforms focus too much on land use and zoning, which aren’t the primary reasons D.C. housing starts have plummeted in recent years.
“The biggest part is the lack of investor interest. There’s no capital stack there, and the reason investors aren’t interested, especially for rental housing, is A, they’re not seeing demand, they’re not seeing huge population growth, and B, there are certain parts of D.C. law that make it very difficult for them to consider investments here,” Sayin said.
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