Make It Legal to Build

Pro-housing, pro-cities Yes In My Backyard ( YIMBY ) movement won over the highest levels of the Democratic Party to our solutions for the country’s spiraling housing crisis.

YIMBYs believe that elected officials can end the affordability crisis by changing housing laws at the state and local level to enable more homebuilding.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) explained the simple logic behind this conclusion in January .

YIMBYs point out that housing shortages empower these illegal practices, and that RealPage is preying on, not causing, a housing crisis.

When housing is in short supply, they can charge more rent and pass along the profits to their investors.

The experience of Minneapolis and other cities suggests that new supply really does help housing become more affordable.

But the experience of the Soviet Union shows that supply and demand still exists outside of capitalism.

As California 's climate heats up, more Californians are unable to afford naturally cooler coastal locations.

Those residents who can afford to live near the coast are predominantly white.

YIMBYs have won other victories to make it easier to afford living on the coast.