Yes in my backyard: Democrats are changing their tune on housing policy

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Kamala with a hard hat on, smiling.
Kamala Harris' platform calls for building 3 million homes in her first term to help alleviate the housing crisis. It's what YIMBYs have been waiting for.

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Obama pushed Democrats into their YIMBY era

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
Former President Barack Obama speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Former President Barack Obama hailed Vice President Kamala Harris' 'bold new plan' to spur the construction of new homes.

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Kamala Harris is going full YIMBY — and housing experts are optimistic

Tech Insider : Politics
Kamala Harris smiling at podium
Housing experts are celebrating the aspects of Harris' economic agenda that focus on new housing supply.

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The surefire way to make America's apartments bigger, brighter, and cheaper

Tech Insider : Economy
A collage of a picture of money in the shape of a staircase over a photo of an apartment building

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Meet the pro-housing agitators who are fighting to bring down home prices — and winning

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
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YIMBYs want to solve America's housing crisis by making it easier to build homes — and they're starting to notch key wins in big cities.

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Inside the fight to build more housing and bring down home prices

Austin went from a 'weird' oasis to one of the most expensive cities in the US. Now it's fighting runaway housing prices.

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics
In an aerial view, the downtown skyline is seen on April 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas.
In an aerial view, the downtown skyline is seen on April 11, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Sunlight in your bedroom could become a luxury as cities debate allowing landlords to rent windowless rooms in former office buildings to alleviate the housing crisis

Tech Insider : Economy
A woman cleans the windows of her apartment in a public housing complex on April 12, 2022 in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City, New York.
A woman cleans the windows of her apartment in a public housing complex on April 12, 2022 in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York City, New York.

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