Join us tomorrow for Building Conversations: Architects & Local Leaders. Over breakfast, we’ll explore how zoning & housing policy shape affordability, sustainability & walkability—and why architects need a seat at the table. RSVP: aiatriangle.org/event/building… AIA Triangle #housing

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like. yahoo.com/news/articles/…

Elites from bucolic climates can develop incredibly nuanced intolerances of weather. Fortunately, most people aren't elites. See my short piece in response to this post, in the first reply below.

🏆 Housing victory in Raleigh. Council voted last night to approve rezoning for 900 new apartments. Coming into the meeting, the decision was close. But housing supporters SHOWED UP and pointed out the benefits of this new residential construction, cementing the vote in favor of

Every legitimate source for apartment data shows: Where there's a lot of new apartment supply, rents are falling. Where there's little new apartment supply, rents are rising. It's all about supply and demand. Source: Avison Young Q3 report using CoStar data

I love the 3-story rowhome because it “fits” next to highrises and they can be so varied in style and still look pretty. And it’s just an AMERICAN housing type. There are regional varieties, but it’s all recognizable. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

🚨BREAKING🚨 YIMBYtown 2026 is heading to Raleigh, NC next year, hosted by a coalition of local pro-homes partner orgs! Watch this space to get the full scoop in 2026 after our hosts take a quick holiday break! Cheers to keeping up the good work in 2026 🏠

Americans need more affordable housing. And it turns out, building more housing, does, in fact, make rents fall. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.

To clear up confusion: "Institutional" investors represent ~3% of single-family RENTALS but closer to 0.5% of ALL single-family homes. And you can't just assume that 0.5% shifts to individual homebuyers b/c small investors (exempt from ban) could take much of that share.

In the U.S., the number of single-family homes built in 2024 exceeds the total number of single-family rental homes owned by the largest 25 single-family rental investors by a nearly 2:1 ratio. A lot of fuss over ~0.5% of total market. Solve the problem by building more.

Building new housing works. Rent is down in Raleigh because we elected folks courageous enough to let it be built.

y'all - my episode is out! I had a great conversation with Tiffany Strong Towns about my path into housing and advocacy, what I love about Raleigh, and why local decisions around housing, transit, and zoning shape everyday life. 🎙️ Listen here: pca.st/episode/be46f2…

UK researchers used country wide data to confirm what many advocates already know. Build better bike lanes and bicyclists will show up to use them.

We can’t afford to maintain the roads we have, so why do we keep using limited resources to build more new roads? 👇

Wow! The House bipartisan housing package just passed 390-9! Huge bipartisan wins including HUD Code chassis reform, HOME reauth, the now-renamed YIMBY Act, NEPA reform at HUD, & much more Now the Senate needs to re-pass ROAD, then we conference the best of both bills! 🇺🇸🦅

New Rochelle ignored the NIMBYs and made it easier to build tons of housing. As a result, rents went down and the city became more affordable. our housing crisis is a policy choice

Within 5 1/2 months of starting service the Amtrak Mardi Gras hit its projected yearly ridership, it's expected to more than double it!! Don't let anyone tell you "No one wants passenger rail"