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fromFortune
1 week ago

Trump says the American dream is on hold because 'big homebuilders' are 'sitting on' 2 million empty lots | Fortune

"They're sitting on two million empty lots," he wrote. "I'm asking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to get Big Homebuilders going and, by so doing, help restore the American Dream."
US politics
#affordable-housing
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago
US politics

I spent 2 days at the biggest pro-housing conference in America. A surprising number of the attendees were there on their own dime.

fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago
US politics

I spent 2 days at the biggest pro-housing conference in America. A surprising number of the attendees were there on their own dime.

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US politics
from48 hills
1 week ago

D8 supe race will create fascinating political battle - 48 hills

District 8 race pits Pelosi-backed aide Gary McCoy against Manny Yekutiel—backed by Mandelman and Dufty—highlighting competing establishment and YIMBY interests.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

The Pro-Housing Movement Is More Popular Than Ever. Can It Survive Its Own Success?

The YIMBY movement has grown into a mainstream, well-funded political force promoting more housing and deregulation, reaching governors, congresspeople, and major donors.
SF politics
from48 hills
4 weeks ago

Strange (and maybe inappropriate) actions at the Planning Commission ... - 48 hills

A senior city planner wore a YIMBY button on the Planning Commission dais, raising concerns about staff impartiality and the integrity of the zoning process.
fromMission Local
1 month ago

Westside YIMBYs meet in hostile territory to say: Embrace more density

Yvonne Perez, a homeowner in the Richmond since 2017, said at the meeting that she understands her neighbors who are concerned about views being obstructed, or fear change. She used to be one of them. "I wasn't sure what to make of the upzoning plan. I didn't want the Richmond to become downtown with all the high-rises," she said. "But once I understood what it actually meant, more families, more younger generations, it changed my perspective."
Real estate
NYC politics
from48 hills
4 months ago

A pathetic display of political cowardice at the SF Planning Commission - 48 hills

Developer interests often override community concerns, particularly affecting vulnerable populations.
Luxury housing projects exacerbate displacement issues in low-income neighborhoods.
fromMission Local
5 months ago

San Francisco YIMBYs: Our leaders have finally started listening to us

"We are in a war with fascism... either you want to fight or you want to win. And people in this room, we want to fucking win."
NYC politics
NYC politics
fromtherealdeal.com
5 months ago

Soho project unites NYC mayoral contenders, except one

Disagreement over land for senior housing is central to the NYC mayoral race, highlighting tension between local activism and housing development.
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