Federal Policy | November 14, 2024
A Statement on the Election Results and Up for Growth’s Commitment to Solving America’s Housing Shortage
While low unemployment, GDP growth, and stock market performance indicate a strong economy, last week’s election results reveal a different reality felt deeply by millions of Americans struggling to afford basic needs. Voters expressed their frustration at the ballot box and demanded change, consistently naming “the economy” as their primary concern.
Partnership Announcement | November 4, 2024
Up for Growth and NAHREP Announce Partnership to Address Housing Supply
By working together, Up for Growth and NAHREP will engage policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels to advocate for zoning reforms, increased infrastructure investments, and incentives for developers to create more types of housing in the places people want to live.
Federal Policy | May 17, 2024
Too Far, or Not Far Enough? The YIMBY Act Strikes Bipartisan Balance in Markup
Learn all about The YIMBY Act here. Yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee achieved a significant victory by passing the Yes In My Back Yard (YIMBY) Act with a unanimous 48-0 vote. Championed by Rep. Flood (R-NE1), the bill addresses the housing crisis, focusing on the 4 million home shortfall in the current market. Rep. […]
Announcement | March 13, 2024
David Garcia Joins Up for Growth as Policy Director
We are thrilled to announce the hiring of David Garcia as Up for Growth’s new Policy Director. In this role, David will build out Up for Growth’s policy and advocacy practice and portfolio, elevate innovative pro-housing policy solutions, and help Up for Growth and our partners realize a future where all people, regardless of income or background, can achieve the dream of a home in a community they choose.
Guest Post | November 4, 2022
Build housing everywhere, New York
The City Council just made a real mistake on the rezoning of a block in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn. It’s not the biggest project, but it’s consequential nonetheless for the message it sends and could be an augur of things to come. The Council had the opportunity to bring 85 units of housing to a neighborhood […]
| July 12, 2018
Up for Growth National Coalition Hosts Housing Briefing on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, DC – The American housing shortage is approaching crisis-levels, according to panelists who participated in a housing briefing on Capitol Hill, hosted by the Up for Growth National Coalition. Panelists spanned the housing spectrum: housing developers, economists, affordable housing advocates and developers, and city planners. The panelists discussed the United States’ severe housing shortage […]