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Being Responsive to Market Realities

While conducting research for a new novel, I recently read the current Comprehensive Plan for Missouri City, Texas. In discussing

This post is the fifth in a series. In the past two posts, I have summarized my experiences while fighting

This post is the fourth in a series. About twelve years after zoning was defeated in Houston, I was contacted

This post is the third in a series. In early January 1990 (I think it was January 1) the local

In Canada, as in the United States, single-family zoning is under attack. Canadian columnist Terence Corcoran (who labels himself as

In my book, The Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes and Cures, I examine many different policies that have impacted the affordability

An interesting story comes from Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Last May, the city council voted to deny

In early February, a Florida judge upheld an a provision in the Destin city charter that limits buildings to a