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Homes For Young Families: Fact Sheet on Regulations, Affordability, and Family Formation
by Lyman Stone
April 2025
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Introduction

Our report, Homes for Young Families: A Pro-family Housing Agenda, presents evidence that local land-use regulations worsen housing affordability for young families. These regulations include: floor-area ratios set at very low levels, high parking requirements, height limits, and convoluted permitting processes. This fact sheet explores how land-use regulations affect housing affordability and fertility.  

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