HOW WE GOT HERE, HOW WE ADDRESS IT AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS THAT WILL IMPACT WHAT AND WHERE WE CALL HOME
“Each community has to look at reforming zoning laws to address the housing deficit.
We have an increase in NIMBY and now there is BANANA (build absolutely nothing in my back yard),”
said Robert Dietz, NAHB chief economist, noting that opposition to any growth at all only widens the gap between haves and have nots and increases the number of people spending most of their paycheck on shelter.
“We have to convince the NIMBYs to be YIMBYs (yes in my back yard) that support some density.”
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