Rob Ripperda
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Rob Ripperda
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What a great legislative session for attainable housing Texas just had!
SB 785, which ensures most TX cities zone at least one district for by-right manufactured housing, is headed to the Governor's desk. 🧵
SB 785, which ensures most TX cities zone at least one district for by-right manufactured housing, is headed to the Governor's desk. 🧵
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"per square foot, affordable housing cost more 1.5 times as much to build in California as market-rate housing"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | America’s Housing Crisis, in One Chart
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November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"per square foot, affordable housing cost more 1.5 times as much to build in California as market-rate housing"
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
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“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ― Epictetus
October 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” ― Epictetus
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Tireless Mercatus team @salimfurth.bsky.social @ebwhamilton.bsky.social @charlescgardner.bsky.social just dropped 18 (!) strategies for state govts to increase housing supply. Love the ideas to limit "lawsuits of questionable merit" [ahem, Virginia]. www.mercatus.org/research/pol...
Housing Reform in the States: A Menu of Options for 2026
Although state legislatures took unprecedented strides toward releasing the housing supply from its regulatory straitjacket in 2025, most pro-housing policies have not yet been adopted in most states....
www.mercatus.org
September 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Tireless Mercatus team @salimfurth.bsky.social @ebwhamilton.bsky.social @charlescgardner.bsky.social just dropped 18 (!) strategies for state govts to increase housing supply. Love the ideas to limit "lawsuits of questionable merit" [ahem, Virginia]. www.mercatus.org/research/pol...
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Gotta re-legalize starter homes on small lots, encourage more experimentation with manufactured housing and other construction modes, restore fiscal discipline to bring down interest rates
August 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Gotta re-legalize starter homes on small lots, encourage more experimentation with manufactured housing and other construction modes, restore fiscal discipline to bring down interest rates
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National Zoning Atlas again informs advocacy - this time on manufactured housing reforms in Texas. Our Legislative Brief on Senate Bill 785 used NZA data on 824 jurisdictions, finding 44% would be affected.
A link to the Brief (& other uses of NZA data by advocates) up at zoningatlas.org/advocacy!
A link to the Brief (& other uses of NZA data by advocates) up at zoningatlas.org/advocacy!
June 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
National Zoning Atlas again informs advocacy - this time on manufactured housing reforms in Texas. Our Legislative Brief on Senate Bill 785 used NZA data on 824 jurisdictions, finding 44% would be affected.
A link to the Brief (& other uses of NZA data by advocates) up at zoningatlas.org/advocacy!
A link to the Brief (& other uses of NZA data by advocates) up at zoningatlas.org/advocacy!
What a great legislative session for attainable housing Texas just had!
SB 785, which ensures most TX cities zone at least one district for by-right manufactured housing, is headed to the Governor's desk. 🧵
SB 785, which ensures most TX cities zone at least one district for by-right manufactured housing, is headed to the Governor's desk. 🧵
June 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What a great legislative session for attainable housing Texas just had!
SB 785, which ensures most TX cities zone at least one district for by-right manufactured housing, is headed to the Governor's desk. 🧵
SB 785, which ensures most TX cities zone at least one district for by-right manufactured housing, is headed to the Governor's desk. 🧵
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Pretty concerned about ye olde budget deficit situation with inflation still a bit above target and interest rates rising
May 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Pretty concerned about ye olde budget deficit situation with inflation still a bit above target and interest rates rising
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If Republicans pass their megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America’s debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
U.S. Debt Is on Pace to Set a Record. (The Data Goes Back to 1790.)
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
If Republicans pass their megabill, the record will arrive even sooner — putting America’s debt at more than 113 percent of the size of its entire economy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
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When vacancy rates rise, rents fall. It's the most robust finding in housing. If you want housing costs to fall, you have to build.
April 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
When vacancy rates rise, rents fall. It's the most robust finding in housing. If you want housing costs to fall, you have to build.
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I know everyone is upset about single family homes being bought by investors and rented out, but I can’t get that mad about it because they give families who don’t have a $100,000+ down payment or cannot qualify for a mortgage the opportunity to live in single family neighborhoods with good schools.
February 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I know everyone is upset about single family homes being bought by investors and rented out, but I can’t get that mad about it because they give families who don’t have a $100,000+ down payment or cannot qualify for a mortgage the opportunity to live in single family neighborhoods with good schools.
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You don’t need therapy, you just need a neighborhood you can walk in.
February 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
You don’t need therapy, you just need a neighborhood you can walk in.
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America if we taxed land instead of improvements on the land
January 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
America if we taxed land instead of improvements on the land
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On the risks of politician coins:
January 24, 2025 at 1:50 AM
On the risks of politician coins:
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Every little bit helps www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
Density proponents encouraged by HOME six-month progress report - Austin Monitor
The city of Austin’s Development Services Department has released its six-month report on the early outcomes of the Home Options for Mobility and Equity (HOME) Phase 1 initiative. A memo released last...
www.austinmonitor.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Every little bit helps www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025...
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25 USEFUL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH 2025
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January 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
25 USEFUL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH 2025
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Bet you didn't expect to see the largest builder of HUD-Code manufactured homes on this list. www.architecturaldigest.com/story/sustai...
11 Sustainable Builders to Know From the AD PRO Directory
Whether you're renovating or building from the ground up, these sustainable home builders have the expertise to create an eco-friendly dream house
www.architecturaldigest.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Bet you didn't expect to see the largest builder of HUD-Code manufactured homes on this list. www.architecturaldigest.com/story/sustai...
America’s Biggest Apartment Owner Takes a Leap Into Modular Homes - www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
December 2, 2024 at 1:22 PM
America’s Biggest Apartment Owner Takes a Leap Into Modular Homes - www.wsj.com/real-estate/...