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Governor Gretchen Whitmer is using her final year in office to champion a major housing package focused on a new tax credit for affordable housing. The proposal is intended to boost construction for working- and middle-class Michiganders, who are increasingly being priced out of many communities. To do this, she wants to remove regulatory barriers […]
With housing affordability at the forefront nationwide, Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro proposed a $1 billion program to build more housing across the state. Shapiro’s Critical Infrastructure Fund – nestled within his broader $53.26 billion budget recommendation – would support housing and infrastructure projects and finance them with capital raised through new bonds. “Instead of […]
The latest “not in my backyard” tactic in California’s local zoning disputes and housing law battle? File a complaint with the State Bar Association. Case in point: An attorney who failed to derail a zoning ordinance for Rancho Palos Verdes, California, filed a complaint with the California State Bar over a March 2025 YIMBY Law […]
Maryland Governor Wes Moore on Tuesday rolled out a trio of housing bills that push his state deeper into the trenches of a national battle over affordability and land use. The governor’s proposals will be introduced when the new General Assembly begins next week in Annapolis, and would boost construction near transit, legalize smaller starter […]
AWAY to the Housing Act With the goal of streamlined permitting, expanded infrastructure investments, and new developments to increase housing supply and affordability across the country, NAR has been a strong supporter of the ROAD to Housing Act since it was first introduced in the fall of 2024. “The ROAD to Housing Act recognizes what […]
Nick Erickson, senior director of housing policy for Housing First Minnesota and director of the Housing Affordability InstituteAccording to the affordability figures since 2020, a sharp distinction has been made between the cities. “There’s a great one report that (the Pew research Center) that was published a year or two ago, showing that reforms in […]
The home of the University of Virginia has ended a nightmare that left a new “missing middle” zoning code in limbo due to a legal technicality. Charlottesville has settled a lawsuit with several homeowners who filed a complaint in January 2024, alleging the city did not follow proper procedure when it passed an ordinance in […]
