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This week, the landmark “Montana Miracle” pro-housing laws were upheld in court. 🙌 Hate when good policy gets caught up in unnecessary legal battles, but love to see NIMBYs lose. Now let’s create more homes!

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The people like pro-housing politicians. 🏆

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ICYMI: City Council in Cambridge, MA voted 8-1 to create truly abundant and affordable housing options on every residential property in their city. What’s stopping your city? 😛

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Like many WNN members, @ggwash.org supports a 3-leg stool of more homes, more subsidy, and more stability protections: “As more & more people are forced to stay renters because of an unaffordable homeownership market, good cause eviction allows residents to stay rooted in their communities.”

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Declining geographic mobility is threatening the American Dream — and it’s driven by policies that banned affordable housing choices and froze communities in time.

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Long-term rebuilding in Los Angeles, as in other areas recovering from disaster, has to disrupt the status quo. Legal limits on housing choices created painful shortages and high costs. Crises up the ante and must be met with policy change that allows for abundance.

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Living close to things that matter most shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for the wealthy — but the limited availability of homes in proximity to jobs and amenities keeps it that way. We need many more homes near the places people want to be.

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RIP bans on housing choices, you will not be missed 🪦

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“To address homelessness, ‘some of the key levers that cities are uniquely positioned to work with include [increasing] the supply of affordable housing.’”

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Allowing lower-cost home options to be built reduces the cost of housing. Who knew?

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Cities are combatting anti-homes roadblocks through more direct democracy, moving from talk to action, and strong information sharing efforts.

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So wonderful to get to learn from these two. I hope you’ll give the episode a listen! ♥️

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Check out two incredible member leaders from our network @annemariegray.bsky.social of @opennewyork.org & Felicity Maxwell of @texansforhousing.bsky.social telling the incredible stories of their local successes & the power gained from a national network of pro-housing activists & organizers.

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OR enacted the first major pro-housing zoning standards in this era, with strong local leadership and statewide action working together to allow more homes. Hear from Sam Diaz & Mary Kyle McCurdy of @1000oregon.bsky.social, two of the advocates whose work is helping make change happen. Tune in! 🎙️

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Being strongly pro-housing is the obvious, practical response to a shortage of homes caused by decades of exclusionary NIMBYism and enabled by policymakers’ distraction, cowardice, and hand-wringing.

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Some of the world’s most storied cities can teach us a lot about how streamlined processes, collaborative policies, and a more effective & pro-housing municipal government can provide quality homes quickly and affordably.

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Another day, another reason to love ADUs. This time, housing evacuees from the LA fires and providing much-needed housing options as the city rebuilds.

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“The current housing landscape is stark. Millions of our residents face rising rents, dwindling affordability and a shortage of affordable homes.”

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Office-to-housing conversions are good, but they won’t save us without allowing new buildings too.

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Feels like it shouldn’t need saying, but California should not waive laws that promote housing construction in the wake of a fire that destroyed housing.

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“If advocates, legislators, and developers can fully capitalize on single-stair reform’s considerable momentum over the next few years, the attractiveness of apartment living will only increase over time as persistent gaps in our urban fabric are filled with mid-rise single-stair buildings.”

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19. Straight. Months. That’s how long rents have been declining in Austin, Texas. Behold the power of abundant housing!

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Whether you call them single stair, smart stair, or point access block buildings (or some secret fourth thing), these buildings can provide safe and abundant homes at a moderate scale. Maryland — and everywhere else, tbh — should help cities make them possible.

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Cambridge, MA just upped the ante for every pro-housing municipality in the USA, legalizing 4-to-6 floors & corner stores on every lot in the city. This is what it looks like to truly prioritize affordability & creating access to homes of all shapes and sizes. Absolutely historic.

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“To merely restore what was lost — which will take years even with potentially rushed permitting approvals — won’t be enough to stem the mounting crisis.” Leaders in the City of Angels must have a bold housing strategy that creates a more abundant city than existed before the fires.

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Every strong Main Street has lots of folks who call it home: “Housing is not just about shelter; it’s about creating places where people want to live, work and connect… it supports the businesses and spaces that make our main streets special, ensuring their viability for generations to come.”

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If a tiny fraction of pro-housing advocates can each have a tiny fraction of the personal impact of Donald Shoup, our movement will win victories beyond our wildest dreams. An absolute giant, an immense loss, and a titanic legacy. RIP.

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Listen to America’s mayors: The housing shortage is worsening, and the deficit of homes is expected to increase by over 2 million units over the next five years. We need to build a lot more homes. Millions of them.

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“... left unsaid is a harsh reality for the nation’s biggest metropolis: smaller cities that recently revamped their zoning codes far outdid New York City’s changes.” That sounds like a challenge, @opennewyork.org 👀

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Another day, another bad faith NIMBY lawsuit. This time, however, the bad guys lost! Thanks to the hard work of @moreneighbors.org and others, NIMBYs in Minnesota can no longer contort and weaponize environmental reviews to stop municipal comprehensive plans.

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“Some have the means to pay the higher prices. Many others don’t. The burden typically falls hardest on people who were renting before the disaster… The crunch also drives up homebuying prices.” True before the fires and even truer after.

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In 2020 & 2021, Portland legalized up to 4 homes on every residential lot. Results through 2024 are in & amazing! 😍 Of these newly-legal homes: 1️⃣ 1,400 permitted 2️⃣ Avg selling for $250,000 LESS than a new single-detached house 3️⃣ Acct for 80% of builds in formerly single-detached-only neighborhoods

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“Even though construction materials and visual styles have changed over the centuries, the apartment itself remains the same: a structure that houses many, allowing for density and flexibility in urban residential spaces.”

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The fires in LA are worsening an already severe housing shortage. As the city rebuilds, it should correct the patterns of sprawl that made homes scarce even before the fires.

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Counter to what you might have heard from NIMBYs at public hearings, Austin’s HOME initiatives are not leading to large-scale neighborhood change. Instead, they’re allowing incremental, contextual growth to meet local needs. This is the way. https://buff.ly/4h0X7u6

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ICYMI: Founding WNN member @desegregatect.bsky.social is hosting YIMBYtown 2025! See all y’all there in New Haven September 14–16! 🏘️🥳

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"Buying or renting a home in Texas used to be relatively cheap. Amid the state’s economic boom, its once-celebrated housing affordability has slipped." TX needs statewide changes to combat hyperlocal NIMBYism & ensure the Texas Miracle benefits all Texans. #txlege

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When landlords expect demand for rentals to rise without more rental options opening up at the same time, rents go up. Shocking! 😱 https://buff.ly/4awSfKE

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“The thing with YIMBYism is it cuts across from left to right,” says California state Sen. @scottwiener.bsky.social, a Democrat. “Housing is not a partisan issue.” https://buff.ly/4atvXJS

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"... residents–not just the ones with the time and the means to pack a public meeting, but the ones who are busy trying to build lives and families here–want their elected leaders to solve these problems, in part by building more housing." — @justupthepike.bsky.social

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Lawmakers in Austin have a whole lot of options to choose from to combat the rising cost of housing this #txlege session — from YIGBY to lot sizes, ADUs to office conversions. Texas could leave this session as the national leader on housing. 👀 https://buff.ly/40uFTOB

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"You can change zoning today, and it doesn't have to cost the kind of price tags that we see for other proposals." https://buff.ly/40wI2JI

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The huge amount of land owned by faith institutions in Virginia can be put to good use providing homes for those who need them. This session, the General Assembly can remove red tape and reduce costs to allow faith leaders to say Yes in God’s Backyard! ⛪

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“Ultimately, the future of rental affordability will depend on our ability to increase supply in constrained markets and increase subsidies that offset high rents for lower-income households.” That’s not us saying that, it’s HARVARD.

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The real enemy of affordability isn't high-end, "luxury" apartments which, evidence shows, can actually help keep rents down. Prices skyrocket when we refuse to expand housing options & force people into bidding wars over existing homes.

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Record rates of homelessness are an avoidable result of decades of NIMBYism killing new housing options and driving up housing prices. It's a complete moral failure, and an imperative to go a different way.

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"... Housing First and other homelessness strategies work a lot better in a city with healthy institutions of housing supply." We need a holistic response to homelessness — which must include building more homes.

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With an estimated 20 million Americans expected to relocate in the coming decades due to climate and extreme weather, we need a lot more homes in the cities they’re seeking refuge in.

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With the Columbus region expected to grow by a whopping 35% by 2050, the time is now to legislate for an abundant housing future.

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