The Department of Housing and Community Development released best practices for state and local governments to further housing growth.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the State and Local Best Practices for Home Construction Report, a series of regulatory actions for state and local governments to increase efficiency and ease regulatory barriers to housing construction and affordability.
“HUD is encouraging our state and local partners to take inventory of their regulations and policies and make changes that will lower the cost to build and enable more efficient housing supply growth. These Best Practices are an initial list of recommendations to facilitate growth while respecting communities’ unique needs. Adding efficiency to local building processes will result in more affordable homeownership opportunities for all Americans,” said Secretary Turner.
The report provides a starting point for state and local governments to begin or continue an active effort to streamline home construction. Best practices are sorted into three categories:
- Cost: Practices that reduce the overall cost of home construction.
- Land: Practices that increase available space for housing development.
- Time: Practices that expedite the overall timeline to building a house.
Read the best practices from HUD.
