The solution to keep prices under control seems fairly simple: Just build more housing.
For a time, sprawl boosted housing supply and accommodated newcomers to the West: Nearly 60 million more people live in the region now compared with the 1950s.
Running out of landWhen the economy crashed in 2008, housing construction screeched to a halt.
All this red tape has caused a serious slowdown in much-needed housing construction.
Build, build, buildDespite the unique challenges of building in the paradoxically wide-open West, some cities have been able to break through.
Persons:
Mike Segrest, Megan Lawson, Kyle Stevens, Carrier Johnson, “, Lawson, Land Management . Nevada Sen, Catherine Cortez Masto, Kyle Roerink, Hillary Schieve, Schieve, Howard Blackson, Kyle Paoletta's
Organizations:
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Locations:
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