return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 7 months agoNew home construction jumps, raising hopes for better housing marketwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down16
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 months ago Is the problem actually lack of homes The problem is actual lack of homes where the housing demand is, because of zoning codes restricting density. There are plenty of single-family houses in the exurbs, but not nearly enough du-/tri-/quad-plexes and rowhouses just outside of downtowns.
The problem is actual lack of homes where the housing demand is, because of zoning codes restricting density. There are plenty of single-family houses in the exurbs, but not nearly enough du-/tri-/quad-plexes and rowhouses just outside of downtowns.