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Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed?

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Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed? Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:19. Although there have been efforts to get rid of single-family districts, they lack the teeth to address the plethora of obstacles to residential development on a scale that would affect housing prices. Affordability. Affordability.

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When office-to-residential conversion works

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When office-to-residential conversion works 0 qpurcell Wed, 06/28/2023 - 13:29 Office Buildings The cost and design challenges involved with office-to-residential conversions can be daunting; designers need to devise creative uses to fully utilize the space. Zoned business districts cease to function after 6 p.m.”

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods. Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:26. The law will require communities to allow the construction of duplexes, and in some cases four units, in most single-family residential neighborhoods in an effort to combat a state-wide housing shortage. Housing Policy + Finance.

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#102:  The State of Residential Construction

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A report by the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority indicates that MLS listings in May 2021 were down 23% from a year earlier, while the New Hampshire Association of Realtors reports that the median price of single family home in May 2021 hit a record high of $402,000 (25.7% higher than May 2020).

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How Suburban Sprawl Poses a Challenge for the U.S. Economy

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Suburbs are sprawling again, but a lack of buildable residential land is pushing lower-income Americans out of the housing market. Strict zoning laws favoring single-family homes have limited the supply of land available for multifamily construction and hampered production of more affordable housing.

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00. The White House plan to address the affordable housing crisis seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. The HBGI shows that multifamily residential construction rose 25.5% in small metro suburban areas in Q2 2021, year over year, and 14.3%

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00. The White House plan seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. The HBGI shows that multifamily residential construction rose 25.5% in small metro suburban areas in Q2 2021, year over year, and 14.3% in Q1 2021 to 38.7% in Q2 2021. .

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