YIMBY Maryland

Fighting for a better Maryland with abundant housing that's inclusive, sustainable, & affordable! #MDHousing #MDPolitics Maryland chapter of @yimbyaction

[YIMBY Maryland @YimbyMD]

Welcome new friends and followers! We’re having a social on June 17th in Columbia, MD! Come out and support abundant housing IRL!

https://t.co/tUBgrcW9xo

[YIMBY Maryland @YimbyMD]

The Maryland Senate EEE committee has amended the Housing Development Act to remove the vesting provision. All that remains is housing targets and a task force.

The bill will likely go back to the House to see if the body will concur with the Senate amendments. #MDHousing

[YIMBY Maryland @YimbyMD]

Governor Moore's Housing Development Act (formerly Housing for Jobs) is before the Senate EEE committee as HB503.

Please ask the Senators on this committee to retain the vesting provision that allows housing projects to move forward with certainty!

https://t.co/FgjpZevF6z

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

Happy Thanksgiving.

[YIMBY Action @yimbyaction]

Happy Halloween! 🎃

If you want to get some screams today, try showing up to a local hearing in our costume suggestion. Guarantee you'll scare at least a few people 😉

[Secretary Jake Day @jacobrday]

Join me at @HUDgov on Nov 20 (10-noon) for a panel on Transit-Oriented Development and Affordable Housing production. Yeah, I'm on the panel, but trust me there will be far more interesting people there :) If you can't be there in person, join virtually! https://t.co/T7QixewbkK

[Howard County Housing Affordability Coalition @HoCoHAC]

Our neighbors in Montgomery are having important discussions on ending exclusionary zoning in their Attainable Housing Strategies. https://t.co/Pzak1QqFL8

[YIMBY Maryland @YimbyMD]

Progress…

[YIMBY Action @yimbyaction]

The only thing better than Americans knowing that we need to build more homes is knowing that it's only a matter of time before they start advocating for the policies that will get us there 😎

#BuildBabyBuild

https://t.co/3MpZRClAk3

[Howard County Housing Affordability Coalition @HoCoHAC]

The APFO committee's first public hearing is soon -- a prime opportunity for housing advocates to make clear that we need APFO changes that support all of the housing development approved in HoCo by Design.

Register for our free webinar 10/30 at 7p https://t.co/hkzo93JnXg

[Tony Byrne is on Bluesky @TonyByrne]

@janelyonsraeder @Montgomery4All Folks’ lived experience suggest that a healthy community would have choices…

[Secretary Jake Day @jacobrday]

I keep having this conversation where people PRESUME (because the narrative has been screamed at them) that no one wants more housing in their community. But the data is solid. Voters recognize the link between supply and affordability AND they want government leaders to fix it.

[Howard County Housing Affordability Coalition @HoCoHAC]

https://t.co/nCJZ6mYeqV

[Tom Coale @hocorising]

Most YIMBY solutions don't cause anyone's property values to go down. They just allow smaller units on the same plot of land, hence lower per-unit housing prices.

But if we could go back in time and de-commodify housing, that would be cool too.

[Tom Coale @hocorising]

Property tax credits are bad and insulate the comfortably housed from the high costs of housing.

They are also easily misapplied without intentional malfeasance.

[Tom Coale @hocorising]

Here in Maryland, we are subsidizing units at 100% AMI.

That means if you make the median income, government resources or mandates are necessary for you to be able to buy or rent a home.

[Howard County Housing Affordability Coalition @HoCoHAC]

"Too often, explanations center around identifying a villain: Greedy developers, private equity companies, racist neighbors, gentrifiers, or corrupt politicians. These stories aren't always false, but they don’t speak to root causes."
https://t.co/nSgaSa556H

[YIMBY Maryland @YimbyMD]

Yep.

[MakingChange, Inc @IMakingchange]

“Local government is driving a housing crisis that is raising rents, lowering economic mobility and productivity, and negatively impacting wages.”

Read more about this shocking story below 😨👇

https://t.co/O2fGsItSVl

[YIMBY Maryland @YimbyMD]

Over 21 million renter households spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs in 2023. https://t.co/C5DPoLihlZ

[YIMBY Action @yimbyaction]

The YIMBY movement is taking center stage in national politics 🔥

We're seeing more wins across the US because of the hard work of our activists. But we're not done yet.

We need all hands on deck if we are going to end the housing shortage.

Join us: https://t.co/2sBd9ttoKH

[YIMBY Maryland @YimbyMD]

This.

[Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler]

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