Whitney Coats

SAHM, not active on twitter anymore | proud wife of @Charles_Coats | @thinkbrazos podcast 🎙 | small-time farmer

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

The solution to our #affordablehousing crisis is not more government spending, it’s less! #gse #taxreform #zoningregs #propertytaxes

[Think Brazos 🎙🎥 @thinkbrazos]

Take our 2-minute survey and you could win 1 of 5 @HEB gift cards! Just for residents of Brazos County.

We ask about your opinion of housing costs and familiarity with local news and government. You can be anonymous or leave your info in case you win!

https://t.co/mST6NKjLEk

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

@teamSPI @PatFlynn My husband and I have had a podcast for a few years now, but our target audience is very local. Do you know of any hosting platforms that will tell you city level, not just state?

[Think Brazos 🎙🎥 @thinkbrazos]

You may wish to shrug off this story—it’s Austin after all. Don’t.

Housing affordability is a problem throughout our state. Public servants and lower income families need to be allowed to buy the kind of home they can afford. #txlege #housing

[Daniel Trubman @dmtrubman]

People bemoan how kids don't walk or bike to school anymore, but then we demand schools be built on massive pieces of land inevitably way out in the middle of nowhere.

In so many ways car culture makes traditional ways of living impossible.

[Texans for Reasonable Solutions @TXReasSolutions]

Meet Kristina, a TX preschool teacher 👩‍🏫, wife and mom working 2 jobs/ 7 days a week while helping her veteran father w/ health issues. She drives 1 he to work. She has to lend money to her assistant guide for gas. 😞

#TXlege we need housing solutions.
https://t.co/y9xudPeIZs

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

@samhwhite @habitatbcs I wish I’d seen you! How are you? Thank you for coming!

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

@ZachTaylorSport @ZArealestate Helping people find a great home is very rewarding. Best of luck!

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

@mindstalk @sdamico @salimfurth We’ve definitely acquired a camping stove since then.

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

@sdamico @salimfurth @ImpulseLabs_ Sounds awesome!

[Think Brazos 🎙🎥 @thinkbrazos]

Congratulations to all the newly elected leaders in @CityofBryan and @CityofCS! We know you're excited to hit the ground running and we think you'll enjoy our latest episode of the Think Brazos Podcast. #thinklocal #aggieland

Full episode: https://t.co/9TtI5wy34K

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

Current regs make it hard for small-time builders to build small, less expensive homes. Instead, we get luxury homes and luxury high rises, and not much between.

Attn: @mikeroweworks

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

There is a shortage in skilled trades and labor, meaning that the process of building homes now takes longer than before, which is a significant problem considering our housing needs. Host @abbykatkc and guest @normvep discuss on this week's Upzoned.
https://t.co/gRiTKSqW1V

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

see BATNA

[WTAW 1620 AM & 94.5 FM @WTAW1620]

Brazos County commissioners did not vote today on the next year's property tax rate after two members intentionally miss the meeting. Hear from those commissioners and the county judge at: https://t.co/SHbvUdEUMP

[Rhett Carlson @rhett_carlson]

When the infill looks like it's been there for 100 years.

Fairview Row is a new development in the Five Points district in Raleigh, NC that features three Colonial and Federal style condo buildings. Designed by Cline Design Associates & developed by Beacon Street Development

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

@mnolangray The closest store to our home is .5 mile down the road. Not safe to walk with kids (65 mph road). We’ve lived this way for so long I don’t even know if walking there is a reasonable expectation, but it sure sounds nice.

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

Great reason to change your zoning from commercial to mixed use! Demand for housing seems to be more constant than demand for office space.

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

Biggest permanent change due to the pandemic is remote work:

Office occupancy still down by more than 50% (!) and the return to office trend is starting to plateau

[Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton]

Great article by @andersem on how Portland's zoning reforms are facilitating less expensive new housing: https://t.co/jHsbWKNlcF

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

@Beth_Wanless @ComradeTexan @hvogell I’d bet lots of these single family homes have strict zoning, which leaves owner occupiers with less flexibility should their neighborhood be targeted. I’d like to see owner occupiers get a zoning overlay to give them more rights to develop property for cash flow (ex. ADU).

[Whitney Coats @MrsWhitneyCoats]

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[Nathaniel Barrett @ncoxbarrett]

@EricTheTexan It's even worse than that: If you tear down your multi-family property or let it sit empty more than 6 months, it automatically reverts to single-family.