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Is there really a building boom? Not as much as you might think

September 12, 2023 By Michael Lewyn Leave a Comment

I've noticed numerous stories and tweets about a building boom: for example, a recent CNBC story asserts that the number of new apartments is "at a 50-year high." Various twitterati have used this claim to support their own points of view: some claim that rents are stabilizing because of this new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: history, housing, Michael Lewyn

Are Republicans or Democrats more pro-housing? Yes.

August 21, 2023 By Michael Lewyn

Some weeks ago, I was participating in a Zoom discussion on NIMBYism, and someone asked: are Republicans and conservatives more pro-housing than Democrats and liberals, or less so?After examining some poll data, I discovered that the answer depends on how the question is asked. A 2023 Yougov … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, Michael Lewyn, NIMBYism Tagged With: Democrats, republicans

Rhode Island’s housing process package

June 26, 2023 By Salim Furth

"Renting in Providence puts city councilors in precarious situations." That was the Providence Journal's leading headline a few days ago, as the legislature waited for Governor Daniel McKee to sign a pile of housing-related bills (Update: He signed them all). Rhode Island doesn't have a superstar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, Law, planning, Policy, Uncategorized Tagged With: adu, inclusionary zoning, legislation, Providence, Rhode Island, transit-oriented development

Why lawyer salaries matter

June 23, 2023 By Michael Lewyn

Today's Wall Street Journal includes a front-page article about sky-high lawyer incomes. The article points out that top lawyers can earn $15 million per year or more.Why is this relevant to urbanism or markets? Because one common argument against new condos (at least in NYC) is that they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, Michael Lewyn, NIMBYism

On coexistence

June 19, 2023 By Michael Lewyn

One common NIMBY* argument is that new housing (or the wrong kind of new housing) will "destroy the neighborhood." For example, one suburban town's politicians fought zoning reform in New York by claiming that allowing multifamily housing "is a direct assault on the suburbs."Indeed, many people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, Michael Lewyn, NIMBYism, Travel, Uncategorized, zoning Tagged With: charlotte

Another of these studies that don’t mean what some people thinks it means

April 11, 2023 By Michael Lewyn

A group of researchers at the Urban Institute came out with a new study on zoning and housing affordability. At governing.com, a headline about the study screamed: "Zoning Changes Have Small Impact on Housing Supply." The Governing writer's spin was, of course, "there's no evidence it [upzoning] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, Michael Lewyn, zoning

Book Review: HIAHP

March 20, 2023 By Salim Furth

Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern's book Homelessness is a Housing Problem filled such a useful niche that even before I read it, I had started referring to it by acronym. But, like Missing Middle Housing, this book moved my priors in the opposite direction than the authors intended.As a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, housing, Uncategorized Tagged With: homelessness, statistics

Resources for Reformers: Houston’s minimum lot sizes

March 14, 2023 By Salim Furth

A concerted research effort has brought minimum lot sizes into focus as a key element in city zoning reform. Boise is looking at significant reforms. Auburn, Maine, and Helena, Montana, did away with minimums in some zones. And even state legislatures are putting a toe in the water: Bills enabling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Development, housing, Places & Spaces, planning Tagged With: Houston, minimim lot sizes, research, townhouses

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