Comments on: Did land use laws and planning controls help cause financial crisis? http://realestateinvestordaily.com/market-information-news/did-land-use-laws-and-planning-controls-help-cause-financial-crisis/ News, Information and Resources for the Real Estate Investor Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Study says Americans prefer smart-growth communities; Is smart-growth smart though? | St Louis Real Estate News http://realestateinvestordaily.com/market-information-news/did-land-use-laws-and-planning-controls-help-cause-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-8714 Study says Americans prefer smart-growth communities; Is smart-growth smart though? | St Louis Real Estate News Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:04:55 +0000 http://realestateinvestordaily.com/?p=1458#comment-8714 [...] an article by P. Michael Saint published on Real Estate Investors Daily back in November, 2009, discusses the book, “The Housing [...] [...] an article by P. Michael Saint published on Real Estate Investors Daily back in November, 2009, discusses the book, “The Housing [...]

]]> By: Study says Americans prefer smart-growth communities; Is smart-growth smart though? | Real Estate Investors Daily http://realestateinvestordaily.com/market-information-news/did-land-use-laws-and-planning-controls-help-cause-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-8713 Study says Americans prefer smart-growth communities; Is smart-growth smart though? | Real Estate Investors Daily Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:02:14 +0000 http://realestateinvestordaily.com/?p=1458#comment-8713 [...] an article by P. Michael Saint published on this site back in November, 2009, discusses the book, “The Housing Boom and Bust,” [...] [...] an article by P. Michael Saint published on this site back in November, 2009, discusses the book, “The Housing Boom and Bust,” [...]

]]> By: Chris Cliff http://realestateinvestordaily.com/market-information-news/did-land-use-laws-and-planning-controls-help-cause-financial-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-1914 Chris Cliff Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:28:01 +0000 http://realestateinvestordaily.com/?p=1458#comment-1914 I don't even think that it is a question that the more strict the land use controls, the less affordable housing there is available and the higher the land prices are. The ironic flip side of this is that affordable housing promotes urban sprawl which is not green, a HUGE buzzword these days. Green cities are tight, compact and very urban. In other words green cities are high land price cities. There is no other way around it. It is one hell of a catch 22, and the current wave of green legislation is only going to advance the 'green' cause, driving home prices up. I don’t even think that it is a question that the more strict the land use controls, the less affordable housing there is available and the higher the land prices are.

The ironic flip side of this is that affordable housing promotes urban sprawl which is not green, a HUGE buzzword these days. Green cities are tight, compact and very urban. In other words green cities are high land price cities. There is no other way around it.

It is one hell of a catch 22, and the current wave of green legislation is only going to advance the ‘green’ cause, driving home prices up.

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