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Stein signs 4 bipartisan bills into law
The bills address gang violence, involuntary commitment, housing affordability, and state employee benefits — issues supported by lawmakers in both parties this session.
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NC bill would expand ADUs, residential redevelopment
SB 445 would loosen local zoning rules for ADUs and residential redevelopment as lawmakers weigh ways to boost NC housing supply.
Opinion
NC’s housing crisis can’t wait. HB 765 can stop the local gridlock.
According to a housing study commissioned by NC REALTORS®, NC Chamber Foundation, and NC Home Builders, NC needs more than 760,000 additional homes by 2029.
News
Poll: Boomers, millennials blame each other for housing affordability crisis
Housing affordability remains a top concern for Americans across generations, but young and old are divided on who is to blame, according to a new survey.
News
Zenger introduces bill to address housing crisis
“Businesses can't move here if their employees can't afford to have a place to live, so it's imperative that we do this,” Rep. Jeff Zenger, R-Forsyth.
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Retailers, homebuilders offer insights to House Committee on Regulatory Reform
State lawmakers assigned to the House Committee on Regulatory Reform heard presentations Tuesday from the NC Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) and the North Carolina Home Builders Association (NCHBA) recounting successful recent regulatory reforms affecting their respective industries and identifying pain-points the legislature could target for reform in 2025.
Opinion
To make homes more affordable, build!
In places where the regulatory climate makes it easier to build new homes, it’s easier for people to find housing at affordable prices. No, really, please bear with me. I know my proposition sounds improbable. Could there truly be a direct link between the cost of building apartments and houses and the cost of renting...
Opinion
New NC law protects property rights by limiting local ‘down-zoning’
The bill will protect property rights from local restrictions while restricting few legitimate, desirable local regulations.
Opinion
Cooper’s climate agenda would make housing less affordable in NC
The energy code mandates that Cooper advocated for would have increased the cost of the average home in NC by at least $20,000 while only achieving a maximum of $400 per year in energy savings.
Opinion
Let’s recommit to letting economic freedom ring
This "Fourth of July," let's recognize just how much we need the principles from our founding and recommit ourselves to ringing the bell of economic liberty loud and clear.
Opinion
NC deserves a ‘shot clock’ for building permits — with consequences
If you miss a deadline, there’s a penalty. That’s a part of life for everyone… except for the government. Most of us learned that lesson years ago: If you pay a bill late, there’s a fee. If you miss a deadline at work, you have a problem with your coworkers. If you miss a government...
Opinion
Suicidal Tendencies Among Smart-Growth Cities
North Carolina cities are expanding planning regulations, which tend to stifle growth and make housing less affordable.
