His research engages intersections between housing, economic mobility, and government intervention, with a particular focus on federal subsidized housing policy. He teaches Property, courses related to housing and community development law, and an interdisciplinary projects-based entrepreneurial urban development course. Weiss currently serves as associate editor of the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law. His recent article, “Residual Value Capture in Subsidized Housing,” appeared in the Harvard Law and Policy Review (2016).