Zoning

Denver city and surrounding suburban housing

Colorado Lawmakers Push for Updated Zoning Regulations to Combat Statewide Housing Crisis

After years of underbuilding due to outdated zoning laws, state lawmakers worry that Colorado is unprepared to welcome an influx of migrating homebuyers

HUD Announces Plans to Reintroduce Obama-Era Rule to Combat Housing Discrimination

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is working to bring back a fair housing rule that will address and rectify discriminatory zoning laws

Strict Zoning Laws Are Forcing Homeowners to Expand Underground

Homeowners looking to add square footage to their homes in regions with strict zoning laws are digging deep to create spacious and luxurious 'McBasements'

How Many New Homes Will It Take to Fix the Housing Shortage?

The U.S. is facing a housing shortage, so why aren’t more homes being built?

Denver Housing Supply Short by Tens of Thousands of Units. Could ADUs Be a Solution?

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Denver would help combat the growing housing crisis, but regulatory challenges stand in the way

New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods

Many cities are pushing opposing regulations—with some testing the limit of what’s allowed

The pressure to remake neighborhoods like Clairemont is due not to some sudden shift in what people want out of a home but rather to the sweeping social changes that have already played out inside them

Zoning

Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed?

Although there have been efforts to get rid of single-family districts, they lack the teeth to address the plethora of obstacles to residential development on a scale that would affect housing prices.