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Could ‘granny flats’ be the solution to America’s affordable-housing crisis?
March 26, 2018
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That in turn will relieve inventory issues that are driving up housing costs. “At a time when many housing markets are experiencing severe supply constraints and housing affordability is under stress nationwide, accessory dwelling unit legalization represents a low-profile free-market solution that requires little from government actors beyond getting out of the way,” Jonathan Coppage, a visiting senior fellow at conservative think tank R Street Institute, wrote in a March 2017 report.
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