Planning and Zoning— Problem or Solution?
Throughout history, it has been common knowledge that careful land use planning benefits local communities. Residents support these policies to preserve home values, reduce congestion, and maintain high-quality public services. More recently, housing policy experts have brought forward a far less rosy picture on zoning ordinances and their applications. They have found that these powerful […]
Where Have All the Houses Gone? … and how do we get them back?
In the 1950s, game show contestants competed to answer the $64,000 question. In today’s Maryland, the real estate industry has an 82,000-unit question to solve. Namely, can we address a shortage of 82,478 houses statewide that has driven up housing costs and locked buyers out of the market? REALTORS®, builders, think tanks, and non-profits have […]