Posts tagged Housing System

Carrboro Land Development Hindered by North Carolina Zoning Restrictions

Carrboro’s effort to rewrite its housing development rules by pursuing a new Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) has raised an issue much larger than local zoning. Legal disputes with North Carolina state law and local goals have brought into the spotlight conflicts between how state and local governments decide how the community grows.

LocalCary BloomOctober 15, 2026Chapel Hill, Carrboro, zoning restrictions, Housing System, housing chapel hill Comment

Private Equity Isn’t Driving the Housing Crisis

The answer lies less in investors’ behaviors and more in the rules governing what can be built in the first place. In many of the country’s most in-demand cities, local zoning laws often partially ban the construction of multi-family housing or severely limit building height, artificially constraining the supply of available units.

Opinion, ColumnsAbram GregoryApril 29, 2026Housing Crisis, Affordable Housing, Zillow, Housing System, Private EquityComment