"This housing crisis is largely a supply crisis, and not just because people aren’t selling their homes. The country simply hasn’t built enough new homes to keep pace with a growing population: Zillow puts the shortage at 4.5 million homes" nytimes.com/2024/12/11/rea…

"Why is this happening? For decades, thanks to restrictive zoning laws and increasing construction costs, we simply haven’t built enough new housing." nytimes.com/2024/09/18/opi…

"The primary way to solve our housing crisis is to build our way out of it." ggwash.org/view/97898/deb…

“We are excited to begin construction on [Artist Flats] mixed-income residential development in Downtown Columbia, offering homes for people with a wide range of incomes, including educators, health care workers, and other valued members of the community” howardcountymd.gov/News111224

APFO (Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance) committee is having a virtual only meeting tonight. It can be viewed in the link below at 6pm. youtube.com/live/atGajXbnX…

Join Howard County's Department of Planning and Zoning at the public meeting to hear a presentation about the Gateway Master Plan 1/21. lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/mc3s4jz…

"Twenty-eight percent of households were renters and 45 percent of renters had unaffordable housing costs. Howard built 1,212 units in 2023; an estimated 1,714 units are needed annually to meet future housing demand." hit.handhousing.org/jurisdictions/…

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Let your voice be heard at the Gateway Master Plan meeting on 1/21 at 5:30p-7:30p Location: Howard County Recreation & Parks Headquarters, 7120 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, MD 21045

On Jan. 27, the Trump Administration announced a freeze of federal financial assistance programs. This threatens housing programs, including homelessness support, rental assistance, and other initiatives Send a message to your elected representatives. endhomelessness.org/actions/act-no…

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Sign up for our Feb. 19 webinar which will feature: Chuck Cook Chief Legislative Officer of Maryland Dept of Housing & Community Development Housing for Jobs bill in the General Assembly. Cynthia Marshall, Executive Director of People Acting Together in Howard will address the Good Cause Eviction bill us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

"By making housing more affordable, we will create more good-paying jobs, grow our economy, and turn more renters into home-owners." Governor Wes Moore marylandmatters.org/2025/02/05/tra…

Register in the link below to join our webinar Feb 19 at 7pm to hear about important state housing bills. Maryland Dept of Housing & Community Development and People Acting Together in Howard will be presenting us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…