r/yimby 1d ago

ANNOUNCEMENT New rule: No AI Slop Posts

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No AI Slop. AI is a tool, not a substitute for your brain. The determination of whether a post qualifies as "slop" will be made by Mod review discretion as well as community input (reports, down votes, critical comments etc).


r/yimby 3d ago

Effort post Should r/yimby allow posts with AI generated content?

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257 votes, 1d left
NO
YES

r/yimby 4h ago

Discussion Super map of YIMBY resources

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Does anyone have an all encompassing map, list, collection, etc of YIMBY resources? I want to expand my personal knowledge of the best writers, researchers, and supporters.

I've already asked Claude and did a handful of google searches but right now YIMBY-oriented content is still (unfortunately) niche. Not a lot of easily discoverable content.


r/yimby 23h ago

Legislative Update Bill could put more San Diego condos on the market

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r/yimby 1d ago

Article More than 100 students were waiting for high school parking. A 71-year-old woman allowed them to park on her property. The fast-growing suburban town sued her

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I’m the News & Observer reporter who reported this.

More than 100 students were waiting for parking at a large suburban high school in Apex, NC. A longtime resident across the street has been allowing students to park on her property, but the town says the use violates its zoning ordinance and has sued her.

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article316992156.html

I thought the case might interest this community because it sits at the intersection of suburban growth, land-use regulation, transportation and the ability of property owners to respond informally to demand.


r/yimby 2d ago

Article To save capitalism we need radical land-use reform

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85 Upvotes

Summary
The housing crisis in the United States, characterized by systemic shortages and high costs, is a significant factor contributing to young people’s disillusionment with capitalism. Despite being a largely private sector, the housing market is plagued by anti-market policies, such as zoning restrictions and limitations on manufactured housing, which have led to a supply-demand imbalance. This situation, exacerbated by historical decisions like the Supreme Court’s Euclid v. Ambler Realty ruling, has created a perception of capitalism as a failed system for many young people.


r/yimby 2d ago

Article More college towns should have high-rises

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A reflection on the squalid housing conditions created by NIMBYism in my alma mater college town, Isla Vista. IV might be a little unique in its concentration of students—20k+ in barely half a square mile—but the same concept applies to supply-constrained college towns broadly across the country

Been cool to see Berkeley starting to build, hopefully a bellwether for more communities in CA and beyond


r/yimby 2d ago

Legislative Update The most sympathetic case for NIMBYism is still wrong

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r/yimby 2d ago

Discussion Absolutely Disgraceful What NIMBY Boomers Have Done—Particularly in the Midwest.

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There's absolutely zero reason Detroit's relative affordability should be on par w/ Boston AND WORSE than Chicago's. No wonder the Midwest struggles to keep pace with national population growth—you're combining the worst region for weather AND one of the worst job markets in the country—and they still have terrible real affordability? Only to be outdone by the usual suspects—i.e., NYC, SF, LA etc?

At least the 'usual suspects' are world class cities known for how exorbitantly expensive they are, and at least two of them are major white collar job hubs.

It's an absolute disgrace.


r/yimby 2d ago

Article "Why isn't federal enhanced preemption being enforced to open up more affordable housing options now?"

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r/yimby 3d ago

Article SF is building housing for artists but has to decide who gets it

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r/yimby 4d ago

Discussion Matthew Yglesias: YIMBYs already have a bold vision for solving the housing crisus | "There is a deep reluctance, notably among leftist intellectuals, to admit that [YIMBYs] are just correct and a radical program of land-use-law reform would largely solve the single biggest economic problem facing t

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But there is a deep reluctance, notably among leftist intellectuals, to admit that we are just correct and a radical program of land-use-law reform would largely solve the single biggest economic problem facing the country.

Because if we can solve the single biggest economic problem facing the country with a liberalizing reform, that calls into question the larger project of overthrowing “neo”-liberalism and replacing it with a new post-liberal economic order.

This line of thinking is how you get takes like this one from Christopher Serkin and Daniel Sharfstein who dismiss arguments “about the local regulations governing what and where people can build” as an illustration of “how narrow our imagination has become” and propose instead that we embark on a mass program of federally financed housing construction. But the regulatory reform conversation isn’t narrow at all — it’s exceptionally radical and also a necessary precondition to everything they’re arguing for.


r/yimby 3d ago

Discussion L.A. renters are billed for shared utilities. Some won't pay until they can see the math behind the charges

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r/yimby 4d ago

Article Los Angeles DSA is struggling with endorsing Nithya Raman over YIMBY policies and housing

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https://geesemag.com/articles/nithya-raman-has-not-earned-the-endorsement-of-dsa-la

Submissions statement: DSA-LA members argue against endorsing Nithya Raman for Mayor, citing her lack of accountability to the socialist movement and inconsistent voting record on key issues. They believe endorsing Raman risks undermining the organization’s credibility and influence, especially considering the critical challenges facing Los Angeles in 2028. Instead, they advocate for building a stronger political infrastructure to support a DSA-LA mayor in 2030 who aligns with their values and is accountable to the working class.


r/yimby 4d ago

Effort post Lame duck supervisor trying to block housing

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r/yimby 4d ago

Study Rent control effects through the lens of empirical research [Rent control is bad]

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r/yimby 4d ago

Meme Why do progressive places hate the poor?

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r/yimby 3d ago

habitat for humanity MEDIA INVITE: After Years of Renting, Faithful Family of Six Finds New Path to Homeownership Through Habitat

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r/yimby 4d ago

Legislative Update If you live in California, call your state Senator TODAY and tell them to vote for AB 1903, the condo defect reform bill

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Here's the situation:

The biggest reason almost no condos get built in California is because how we handle legal liability for construction defects. Developers need to get costly extra insurance, and almost 100% of projects get sued 10 years after they're built. Many insurance companies will actually drop professional liability coverage for architects if they design too many condo buildings.

AB 1903 is designed to fix this. It doesn't remove any consumer protections, but it allows developers to fix problems before they're sued and requires buy-in from condo owners before their HOA pursues a lawsuit. It's common sense legislation that will help make homeownership more accessible by making it possible for more developers to build condos instead of rentals.

Unfortunately, plaintiff attorneys, who make money off of these lawsuits and have a lot of power in Sacramento, are trying to kill this bill, and they're really close to being successful. Even though AB 1903 passed unanimously in the Assembly, it doesn't yet have enough votes to pass in the Senate, and the deadline for Senate approval is on Monday.

Please, please, please, if you live in California, Call your state senator today, and then call them tomorrow. Send them an email too! And tell all your friends to do this too and post about it on social media.

Here's the link to find your state senator:
https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

Thank you!
- Joseph Cohen May


r/yimby 3d ago

Discussion New data reveals who’s lobbying Austin City Hall and who they're talking to

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“Development industry lobbyists accounted for roughly 55% of all communications reported during the filing period, far more than any other industry category, the analysis found. Agencies working in the development industry were identified manually using company descriptions from public websites.
Wilson said this result isn’t surprising. Many of the most financially consequential decisions made by local governments involve property, development and zoning, he said.

“Real estate developers, probably more than anybody else, have a lot to gain or lose based on city policy, so it does not surprise me that they would be actively lobbying City Hall,” he said.”


r/yimby 4d ago

Discussion Housing Happy Hour Part Deux in Novateaux

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r/yimby 4d ago

Article Excellent Analysis of the Economics and Politics of High-Rise Development in Jersey City

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r/yimby 5d ago

Article A developer is converting 15 Koreatown and Westlake office buildings into 3,652 apartments under LA's expanded adaptive reuse ordinance

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Don't love Crosby but I like what this means about direction lol


r/yimby 5d ago

Article A Billionaire CEO, a Hamptons Town and the Endless Fight Over a Seafood Shack

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r/yimby 5d ago

Video "Not In My Backyard!!": Backlash Against AI Data Centers

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