In this episode we look at how veterans factor into the workforce housing market and how workforce housing renters are often forced to live in lower quality housing.
Prohibiting Underground Parking Creates Obstacles for Affordable Housing
“DOEE has indicated that it intends to prohibit purely residential buildings from building underground parking garages unless they obtain a code modification. Mixed-use projects, however, would be allowed to use underground parking garages ‘by right’ and no longer need to obtain a variance. These proposed changes would place another obstacle to delivering affordable housing in the District.”
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/d-c-s-department-of-energy-environment-94186/
Why Is The Thermal Envelope So Important?
“When people are thinking about building a new house they generally work with an architect with a clear opinion on the style, size and rooms that will be a priority. But the most important issue every homeowner and architect should consider when building a new house is the thermal envelope and how the house will work as a system to limit the use of energy and water while also minimizing wasteful and toxic materials. This is an environmentally sound objective as well as a financial and comfort goal.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sherikoones/2020/03/18/why-is-the-thermal-envelope-so-important/amp/
HousingThink Extra – Episode 5
Our nation’s workforce is the backbone of the US economy. In this HT Extra, we’ll introduce you to some of these workers.
We Need More Housing, Not More Rent Control
“Like rent control, these questions of housing prices boil down to the basics. When the supply of housing stock is artificially restricted thanks to legislation, we inevitably get more expensive housing. However, it is not sufficient to say ‘let the market handle it’ when trying to offer an alternative policy to rent control.
There’s plenty of government intervention that impedes market mechanisms from providing affordable housing. Instead, we must point to specific policies, such as zoning rules, that make it more difficult to build housing. These regulations are the main culprits behind these rising housing prices. To win this debate, free market proponents must offer the solution of land-use liberalization, which entails repealing these measures.”
https://mises.org/wire/we-need-more-housing-not-more-rent-control
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 5
Workforce Housing is designed for those who earn too much to qualify for affordable housing and too little to live in newer market-rate housing. Today’s show puts a face on this often-overlooked market segment.
Let’s Say ‘Yes In My Backyard’ To Fix Housing Woes
“Amid soaring housing costs, homelessness and environmental destruction, it’s time to do away with the exclusionary ‘not in my backyard’ (NIMBY) attitude and embrace a ‘yes in my backyard’ (YIMBY) approach that calls for dense, responsible development.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesrealestatecouncil/2020/01/28/lets-say-yes-in-my-backyard-to-fix-housing-woes/amp/
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 4
Thom Amdur, the Executive Director & President of National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, joins Jeff Carroll and Doug Koch to discuss off-site construction, construction flexibility, and the future of developing affordable multifamily housing.
Where are the Republican YIMBYs?
This is a question I have been asking for years.
“People who want dynamism in housing markets and urban development ought of find common ground with Republicans, so why do there seem to be so few Republican YIMBYs? Nolan Gray of the Mercatus Center comments.”
https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-daily-podcast/where-are-republican-yimbys
HousingThink Extra – Episode 3
An overview of the wide variety of factory-built construction technologies.