We Need to Keep Building Houses, Even if No One Wants to Buy
The United States has a deep, decades-old housing shortage. Also, at the moment, homebuilders across the country are pulling back on development because they can’t sell enough homes. How can both of these things be true? That riddle is at the heart of the boom-bust nature of housing, where an excess of regulation and the […]
Why Housing Is So Expensive — Particularly in Blue States
The urban economist Jenny Schuetz breaks down America’s housing crises, the policies that could fix them and the politics standing in the way. LISTEN HERE: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/19/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jenny-schuetz.html?searchResultPosition=4
What’s behind rising rents and what can be done?
There’s no denying that the cost of living continues to increase. The price we pay for food, transportation, clothing, shelter, airfare — virtually all goods and services — is on the rise. And like every other sector of the economy, housing providers and the more than 40 million Americans who live in apartments are facing […]
Community leaders oppose controversial zoning bill
A proposed bill making its way through the Arizona State Legislature (HB2674) has alarmed municipal officials for its potential pre-emption of local zoning authority and regulations. A flurry of protests last week prompted one of the sponsors to place an “indefinite hold” on the measure, but it could return to life later in the session. […]
Planning panel OKs 495 apartments, 186 condos
Queen Creek is poised to see a small surge in multi-family development after the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended Town Council approval of a 495-unit apartment complex and an unrelated rezoning and site plan for 186 condominiums on about 16 acres of land. The commission on May 11 agreed with a town staff recommendation for […]
High Housing Costs Challenging Corporations In Search Of New Homes
Why build more housing? Because “companies looking for new sites for warehouses, manufacturing space and even offices” are viewing “double-digit jumps in home prices and rents” as a reason not to relocate to a state. Sky-high housing costs have hampered many would-be homeowners from finding the home of their dreams. Increasingly, companies looking for new […]
Metro Phoenix’s hot housing market: What to know about buying, selling, renting
Metro Phoenix has a shortage of homes for sale and vacant apartments for rent that has led to double-digit increases in housing costs. Home prices and rents continue to hit new monthly records, shutting the door on many buyers and tenants. Here’s what you need to know to navigate metro Phoenix’s hot housing market. […]
Land Use Regulation: Ten Things You Need to Read
1. Reducing land-use restrictions in New York, San Francisco, and San Jose to the level of the median city would increase U.S. output by 9.7 percent. Chiang-Tai Hsieh and Enrico Moretti, “Why Do Cities Matter?” Kreisman Working Paper Series in Housing Law and Policy,May 2015. 2. Constraints on new housing supply have reduced U.S. economic growth by more […]
America Needs More Houses
SOURCE: https://wallstreetjournal-ny-app.newsmemory.com/?publink=0286bc1e6_1348488 AUTHOR: Dow Jones & Company
Controversial apartment project returns with changes
The controversial 92 Ironwood apartment project is back on the city’s planning books with a new name and 17 other changes. The Scottsdale Planning Commission voted 6-0 Wednesday to allow the application for the project, now called Mercado Courtyards, to come back for further consideration as a new application. The commission has the authority to […]
