logo
welcome
Insider

Insider

A Nevada mayor is battling one of the worst housing shortages in the US. Her solution: looser construction regulation.

Insider
Summary
Nutrition label

83% Informative

Mayor Hillary Schieve of Reno , Nevada , has made housing and homelessness a top priority.

Since January 2017 , home prices have risen 90% and rents are up 53% in the Sunbelt state.

With an influx of new residents, demand for housing has soared.

With the election approaching, Nevada voters cite the economy as among their top concerns.

She supports restricting home construction in environmentally fragile areas, including wetlands and flood-prone regions. In general, she wants to see cities like Reno invest in rebuilding their urban cores and boosting density rather than sprawl. "There's still a lot of blight," she said. "There's still a lot of work for cities to build up and not out." If you enjoyed this story, be sure to follow Business Insider on Microsoft Start ..