Ep. 104: Why We Don't Build Condos with Muhammad Alameldin (Incentives Series pt. 7)

Why do many U.S. states build so few condos? Muhammad Alameldin explains the role of construction defect liability laws — and how to fix them. This is part 7 of our series on misaligned incentives in housing policy. Show notes: Alameldin, M., & Karlinsky, S. (2024). Construction Defect Liability in California: How Reform Could Increase Affordable Homeownership Opportunities . UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation. Economic & Planning Systems. (2025). The Financial Impacts of Construction Defect Liability on Housing Development in California. Terner Center for Housing Innovation and the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR). Shoag, D., Romem, I., & Garcia, D. (2023). The First Step Is The Hardest: California’s Sliding Homeownership Ladder. UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation.

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Ep. 104: Why We Don't Build Condos with Muhammad Alameldin (Incentives Series pt. 7) is an episode from UCLA Housing Voice by UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies.

This episode is 67:48 long.

This episode was published on Dec 17, 2025.

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