Please show up to support diverse housing options for our future at the 'MIMBY' forum.
MIMBY has recruited a coalition of groups that have opposed various developments in Oak Park. Candidates for Village Board who advocate for economic development, residential growth, missing middle and affordable housing, can use your support in the audience.
https://www.mimbyoakpark.org/events/candidate-forum
NPR's Fresh Air has an excellent interview with Wharton School economist Ben Keys on the causes of our current housing crisis. https://www.npr.org/2024/12/11/nx-s1-5223561/the-u-s-is-facing-a-severe-housing-shortage-will-trumps-proposals-help 'Keys notes that new construction is occurring "at a snail's pace," due, in
How City Politics Has Led to a Housing ShortageChicago desperately needs more housing. But when it comes to building apartments, the city is its own worst enemy.Chicago MagazineLeigh Giangreco Illustration by Robert Neubecker "At City Hall and in Springfield, there’s a growing movement to loosen zoning laws.
One of the arguments we frequently hear about the lack of affordable housing is that it's evidence of a market failure. This argument has been voiced at our own board table. Typically it's made by those who are already skeptical of markets and their role in
Did the shift to remote work cause the post-pandemic run-up in rental and home prices? A research summary from the San Francisco Fed makes the cases that this was a major contributing factor. "The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the way households work. Nearly a third of employees still worked from