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President - Doug Bibby
NMHC fully supports Up for Growth Action and its mission to advocate for solutions that will create more homes for people of all income levels.
Comunidad Partners
Principal and Managing Partner - Antonio Marquez
Up For Growth Action’s singular voice is directed at federal policy that encourages the creation of affordable housing, breaks down systemic barriers, and bolsters the workforce.
Center for Community Progress
President and CEO - Dr. Akilah Watkins
Up for Growth Action's pro-housing policies are positioned to drive national change that means a better life for people, families, and the communities they call home.
Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, Inc.
Executive Director - Adrienne Bush
Up for Growth's focus on increasing housing and eliminating exclusion to opportunity through an integrated federal policy approach is critical to achieving our vision.
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
President and CEO - Maria Salinas
What makes Up for Growth different is its stakeholder diversity. Their ability to collaborate is unparalleled and essential in helping to solve the housing crisis.
Monarch Group
Partner - Sarah Kruer Jager
Up for Growth is uniquely positioned to meet this moment on housing with bold solutions that bridge the gap at all levels to achieve big housing policy wins we desperately need.
Lafayette Square
Vice President of Real Estate, Partnerships, and Impact - David Williams
Up for Growth is pushing forward a bold agenda that is not only well-intentioned but poised to create the housing units needed to strengthen our communities.
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Housing Underproduction in the U.S | October 29, 2024
Up for Growth’s most recent findings show nationwide underproduction reached 3.85 million homes in 2022. However, for the first time in more than a decade, housing underproduction decreased by 50,000 homes. This slight improvement was driven by low interest rates and historic demand for housing as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic began to lessen.
Federal Policy | August 21, 2024
Six years ago, when Up for Growth arrived on Capitol Hill, most lawmakers we talked to were happy to defer to state and local authorities on issues related to housing supply. One of our earliest meetings was with a senior congressional staffer who was polite but visibly skeptical of the notion that the federal government should be involved in what he dubbed a "local zoning problem." "That's why we have mayors and city councils," he said.
land use | August 13, 2024
An effort to free up public lands for housing development is already underway in Nevada where BLM is selling land at rates significantly below-market in areas in and around the Las Vegas valley for the sole purpose of building affordable housing.