{"id":11240,"date":"2024-02-19T16:41:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T23:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelesscoalitionboise.com\/?p=11240"},"modified":"2024-03-14T14:53:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T20:53:10","slug":"the-hottest-trend-in-u-s-cities-changing-zoning-rules-to-allow-more-housing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelesscoalitionboise.com\/the-hottest-trend-in-u-s-cities-changing-zoning-rules-to-allow-more-housing\/","title":{"rendered":"The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing"},"content":{"rendered":"
America is facing a housing crisis.<\/p>\n
The U.S. is short millions of housing units.\u00a0Half of renters<\/a>\u00a0are paying more than a third of their salary in housing costs, and for those looking to buy,\u00a0scant few homes<\/a>\u00a0on the market are affordable for a typical household.<\/p>\n To ramp up supply, cities are taking a fresh look at their zoning rules that spell out what can be built where and what can’t. And many are finding that their old rules are too rigid, making it too hard and too expensive to build many new homes.<\/p>\n