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Up for Growth Action applauds introduction of the YIMBY Act to shed light on discriminatory land use policies and encourage elimination of artificial barriers to housing affordability

Putting legislation behind pro-housing ideas Up for Growth Action has promoted since 2018, The Yes in My Backyard (“YIMBY”) Act would encourage communities to eliminate discriminatory land use policies and

Momentum Grows for Federal Housing Legislation through Introduction of Neighborhood Homes Investment Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Brian Higgins (D-NY) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) this week introduced bipartisan legislation to create a new federal tax credit to spur investment in the revitalization of

Oregon inches closer to reducing exclusionary zoning

Earlier this year, Oregon made housing headlines when House Speaker Tina Kotek introduced legislation that would end single-family-only zoning in the Portland metro area and in Oregon’s larger cities. HB

Up for Growth Action Applauds Introduction of Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act

WASHINGTON, DC – The reintroduction of the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act is a positive step for pro-housing solutions, according to Up for Growth

Introduction of Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act is Welcome Step in Combating the Housing Shortage and Affordability Crisis

WASHINGTON, DC - Up for Growth Action, a Washington, DC-based 501(c)(4) that advocates for pro-housing policies at the state and federal levels, applauded the reintroduction of the Affordable Housing Credit

The Legacy of Redlining Lives on Today Through Exclusionary Zoning

As many of you likely know, much of our modern municipal zoning regime was created after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down government-backed residential segregation in Buchanan v. Warley in

The Fifth Wave of Housing Advocacy

America’s approach to housing, and particularly affordable housing, has ebbed and flowed over the past century. The nation's focus on housing policy has shifted based on contemporary housing and economic

Bringing the Housing Conversation to DC

Last week, members of Up for Growth Action were in the nation’s capital for our first annual DC Policy Summit and Legislative Advocacy Conference. We had two full days of

Up for Growth National Coalition Introduces Innovative Housing Policy and Affordability Calculator

WASHINGTON, DC - Up for Growth National Coalition unveiled its interactive Housing Policy and Affordability Calculator today during Up for Growth Action’s first annual Washington, DC Policy Summit. The first

Boosting Washington State’s Housing Trust Fund

The State of Washington’s Housing Trust Fund was formed to develop and preserve affordable housing for low-income and vulnerable Washingtonians. Dollars from this fund are accessed to support a wide

The Cautionary Tale of Portland’s Inclusionary Housing Policy

Earlier this month, the City of Portland released data on its two-year-old inclusionary housing policy through a flashy, self-congratulatory website touting the “success of Inclusionary Housing” in the city. For

Oregon’s Senate Bill 10 is a Transportation Bill, Not Just a Housing Bill

Senate President Peter Courtney’s housing proposal would make it possible for more Oregonians to use transit in the state’s largest communities by allowing more housing to be built in areas