Tim Johnson

Principal at CSQ Realty, LLC

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

Small developers are small businesses.

They’re just as vital to the future of our communities as other small businesses like bakeries, cafes, restaurants and grocers.

We need to treat them that way.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

75% of NH residents surveyed agreed that their communities need more affordable housing to be built, with 59% saying they want more affordable housing in their neighborhoods.”

62% agreed that the state should do more to encourage municipalities to remove barriers to new housing.

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@SFR_Investor Can you provide info on the property and location?

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@Meghan_Ottolini The accuracy.

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@SRichardGeorge That would be great. Thank you!

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@SRichardGeorge The accuracy!

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@berkie1 Haha. Amen to that.

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@JohnDuttenhofer @YIMBYLAND That’s every urban developer I know and work with and I guess if (using your logic), a developer can be perceived by one group as one thing and another group as the complete opposite then I’d say they’ve got something figured out. Local policy (zoning) is a much longer convo.

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@JohnDuttenhofer @YIMBYLAND Do some people actually think developers are commies?

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

The median age in Massachusetts is 40, up from 36 in 2000. The 25-44 age group is the largest leaving the state, with many citing housing as the reason for moving.

This should scare everyone yet too many are content protecting a broken status quo. We must think different.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

Single Stair Reform Comes to British Columbia. Who's Next?

"By adjusting B.C.’s building code to allow single egress stair buildings, we can not only boost housing supply, but also create more options for people and families..."
@ReMainPlaces
https://t.co/GQrybCEyH6

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

Hot take: We need to make it as easy as possible to open and operate a small business in all of our communities.

[YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND]

MONTANA YIMBYS WIN AT SUPREME COURT

Montana Supreme Court reverses MAID v Montana injunction on SB 323 and SB 528!

This effectively eliminates single-family zoning in all cities with 5000+ residents and allows ADUs on every SFH lot in the state!

TASTE THE NIMBY TEARS!

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@MomAngtrades It would appear…every major city in the developed world or one reason or another. But, I guess folks got to see them check that box. Anyone been to Mexico City?

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“Dramatically increasing the amount of housing in Cambridge is our only hope of bringing down housing prices and maintaining Cambridge's ability to provide opportunity for all to succeed here.”

[Tim Johnson @timseanjohnson]

@berkie1 Painful but solvable.

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

New Study Finds Prolonged Development Approval Timelines Have Chilling Effect On Housing Production

"[A] 25% reduction in approval time would increase the rate of housing production by a full 33.0%."
https://t.co/3rrZ0BBxyh

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

“Building more of every kind of housing — single family homes, apartments and mixed-use buildings — will expand supply and lower costs.”

- @GovWhitmer (D-MI)

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

Massachusetts has one of the oldest housing stocks in the Nation. Half of all homes were built prior to the 1960s, during a time where average household sizes were much larger than they are today. We need to aggressively work to "right-size" our housing supply.