HOUSING SOLUTIONS

A Western Matters Topic

Imagine working countless hours only to be priced out of your own neighborhood. Home prices in the Western US have soared by 40% in the past five years, outpacing wage growth by a staggering 25%. It's a crisis which affects us all.

KEY WESTERN PLANNER ARTICLES

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Homes on the Range: Emerging Policies to Expand the Supply of Homes
Homes on the Range: Emerging Policies to Expand the Supply of Homes
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Homes on the Range: California’s Missing Households
Homes on the Range: California’s Missing Households
Homes on the Range: The Northwest’s Missing Households
Homes on the Range: The Northwest’s Missing Households
Homes on the Range: The Northern Tier's Missing Households
Homes on the Range: The Northern Tier's Missing Households
Homes on the Range: Closing the Southern Tier Household Gap
Homes on the Range: Closing the Southern Tier Household Gap
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Overcoming Objections to Zoning Reform: A Primer for Planners
Overcoming Objections to Zoning Reform: A Primer for Planners
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Finding ‘Missing Middle’ Housing in Olympia, Washington
Finding ‘Missing Middle’ Housing in Olympia, Washington
Shared Housing: Cooperatives as a Shared Housing Option
Shared Housing: Cooperatives as a Shared Housing Option
Levers of Housing Affordability: Strategies and Tools for Planners
Levers of Housing Affordability: Strategies and Tools for Planners
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DO TINY HOUSES FIT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY?
DO TINY HOUSES FIT INTO YOUR COMMUNITY?
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What in the world is “spit home” development?
What in the world is “spit home” development?
 

OTHER RESOURCES

Download the Housing Solutions Booklet

Access the Breaking the Code toolkit

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The Housing-Ready City - A Toolkit for Local Code Reform, by Strong Towns

Download the APA’s Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook

University of Denver offers a Executive Certificate in Affordable Housing:
https://www.du.edu/affordable-housing