5 Reforms for Cities to Increase Affordability
Salim Furth, senior research fellow at Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses barriers to building more affordable communities and highlights a few easy-to-implement solutions to alleviate housing affordability issues. Mar122021
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When the pandemic hit, the U.S. was already going through a major affordability crisis. The rising cost of living and continuously growing income disparity have led to millions of Americans being priced out of the housing market.
The solution to a more affordable housing market seems to be simple: more housing. But the barriers to building more affordable properties, however, seem to be relentlessly increasing instead of disappearing. High land and construction costs, outdated zoning regulations, and slow and burdensome permitting and approval systems are some of the challenges developers usually deal with.
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These Types Of Businesses Need An Online Presence During These Times
Thu December 31, 2020
Businesses that do not embrace the internet in time end up failing to grow or can even end up bankrupt because of the fact that the competition surely does. No matter what business owners might believe right now, the truth is that the vast majority of businesses now need an online presence. However, we now live through the response to a global pandemic, so some need it a lot more than others. This is what to focus on in the following paragraphs.
Local Stores
Local stores can quickly reach bankruptcy whenever a lockdown is in place. This is because they rely on local customers and the government response can prevent them opening. A way to fight this reliance is to use the internet. Any business can launch an eCommerce website that will help to sell products even if they cannot welcome local customers to the physical location.