(09-17-2024, 10:54 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(09-17-2024, 09:44 PM)Jag149 Wrote: All real estate is about location, location, location. You are not the first nor will be the last to finally figure that out...LOL

California shot themselves in the foot of their own accord and have no weight in this matter.

But what if there was something a President could do to incentivize or even require these states to unlock their zoning?

Zoning is far too localized an issue to ever have Presidential oversight, and any Federal involvement would become just another bureaucratic boondoggle.  Municipalities enact their own zoning regulations and it's a continuously evolving process, with overlying restraints that vary with individual States.  There are numerous factors to consider when before making zoning changes that allow significant increases in development, especially residential.  A municipality's ability to support the accompanying demand for water, sewer, schools, etc. is a huge concern and those services take years to upgrade.

Zoning doesn't make development happen, it simply allows or prevents it.  When growth is permitted, infrastructure is still the critical component.  The most effective incentive government can offer is to provide and/or assist in developing the prerequisite supporting services.

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