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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

But in recent years, California’s state government has stepped in to accelerate housing production by reforming zoning regulations, removing some of the red tape that has slowed production, and cracking down on localities that have historically resisted densifying.

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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

The government land banks’ ability to transact these properties is more regulated and less flexible when it comes to property disposition compared to private-entity transactions. This number rose to 8,700 in 2003, 9,700 in 2004, 13,943 in 2006, and 14,946 in 2007. Everything seemed to work as planned—until 2008.

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