Tag: Zoning

On average, Californians who move out of state relocate to neighborhoods where housing costs are about $672 lower per month.

Austin’s lesson is cumulative. The city made it easier to build apartments near jobs and transit, eased rules for accessory ...

Zoning reform is no longer an abstract policy discussion; it is increasingly tied to state legislation with direct implications for ...

Washington may finally be aligning around the idea that housing affordability depends on building more homes.

Across much of the United States, housing shortages are often described as market failures or affordability crises. But many economists ...

The Illinois debate underscores a structural reality: zoning authority is a delegation from the state. States created municipalities and retain ...

When demand increases in a place where new housing can be built relatively easily, builders respond. Over time, more supply ...

For municipal leaders, the real takeaway is this: any meaningful improvement in affordability will require building more homes. Whether your ...

By resolving code compliance questions upfront, cities can reduce delays that add carrying costs and risk to housing projects.

Over the last half-century, we’ve built a governing regime designed to stop government from doing harm. And it largely succeeded. ...