Executive Director @HousingInst | Housing Policy @housingfirstmn | Contributor @HousingNews_mn | Bring Back New Starter Homes
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Declining production in a housing shortage means we're moving in the wrong direction.
This summary of our latest report highlights how America can change course.
America Needs More Front Doors
Here’s How
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America Needs More Front Doors
Here’s How
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The Minnesota Difference
In this very well-written piece, my colleague dives into Minnesota's declining housing production and the strain this places on the housing market.
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The case for housing reform in one tweet.
Marco Island will see its first Live Local Act affordable housing project in a 27-unit apartment complex in the mangroves off San Marco Road. City officials weren’t happy to find out there's nothing they can do about it and no restrictions they can add. marconews.com/story/news/loc…
Higher borrowing costs are slowing homebuilding at exactly the wrong time/ America already has a significant housing deficit, and building fewer homes will only make that shortage harder to overcome.
Reaction: Housing Permits and Starts Fall in September
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Ontario housing target out of reach without zoning reform; Toronto Region Board of Trade says fragmented rules, not demand, are holding back new supply
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Plan ahead: This is the last weekend to tour the Fall Artisan Home Tour, now with remodeled homes
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Housing On The Ballot: Voters seize the ‘say’ in key state battles for housing affordability
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There is no better example of the power of housing reform than Austin
Less barriers = more housing
More housing = increased affordability
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This report is designed to give policymakers a roadmap for expanding homeownership opportunities. If we want homeownership to remain within reach for future generations, we must work to remove barriers to building more homes & bring down the cost of housing.
New Report: Unlocking New Homeownership Opportunities, Reforms to Expand Homeownership Supply and Increase Affordability
This report outlines steps across all levels to expand homeownership.
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New Report: Unlocking New Homeownership Opportunities, Reforms to Expand Homeownership Supply and Increase Affordability
This report outlines steps across all levels to expand homeownership.
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Do Impact Fees Do More Harm Than Good?
Lessons From Calif:
Park fees sit unused.
Traffic mitigation fees don’t mitigate traffic.
Affordable housing fees make housing less affordable.
They are net-negative for city budgets in the long run.
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I cannot think of any election where I watched ballot measures from other states. I will be watching this one in Mass. and the Calif. CEQA measure closely
Voters here will decide whether to force cities allow starter homes
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"Affordability is fundamentally about housing costs relative to incomes, and this is where the picture is most troubling," Parrish added.
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Voters to weigh different approaches to housing affordability in November
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It's been hitting Minnesota for nearly a decade; the rest of the region is just catching up.
The Midwest had long been a refuge from heated housing markets. Now, more than half of 200 metro areas in the region are considered unaffordable for homebuyers — and there's no relief in sight bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Following the passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act @HUDgov issues Next Generation Manufactured Housing Action Plan
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