The Planning Penalty: How Smart Growth Makes Housing Unaffordable by Randal O’Toole / American Dream Coalition
Smart growth and other land-use restrictions cost U.S. homebuyers at least $275 billion in 2005. This 48-page report examines housing affordability in more than 300 metropolitan areas. -more-
Sprawl-reducing policies suffer setbacks around the country
By C. Kenneth Orski and Jane S. Shaw
“Smart-growth” policies, which became popular nationwide during the 1990s, are regulations designed to reduce suburban sprawl and control growth. They encourage people to live close together within walking distance of shops and offices. One goal is to reduce the use of the […]
REVIEW-JOURNAL / GLENN PUIT
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Weatherman’s battle with homeowners group heats up.
Kevin Janison, a weatherman for KLAS-TV, Channel 8, listens as attorneys in District Court argue about a homeowners association lawsuit filed against him over a basketball hoop in front of his Summerlin home.
Senator Mike Schneider testifies about legislation he helped pass regarding associations. -more-
KPHO - Gregg Mocker
[click to enlarge] Scott Varner founded the Towne Park Neighborhood Association as a watchdog group for the gated community’s board of directors.
Newscity
By Marisa Demarco
In one tightly controlled Northeast Heights neighborhood, residents end up footing the bill for unresolved power struggles.
It’s a neighborhood tying itself up in legal battles . Money issues involving […]
Common Ground, May/June 2006
Christopher Durso
They think the community association model is inherently flawed. They think CAI is the industry and the industry is corrupt. They call themselves homeowner advocates, and they’re coming soon to a state legislature, website, or listserve near you. [If they’re not already there.] -more-
We all know things are bad — worse than bad — they’re crazy.
It’s like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don’t go out any more. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we’re living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, “Please, at least leave us alone in our living […]
Arizona State Senate Floor Session - May 1, 2006
The Grand Canyon State under invasion while CAI lobbyist DeMenna succeeds in getting HB-2824 held. Flea-bitten amendment expected.
