Austin's HOME Initiative
Cut minimum lot size to 1,800 sqft and allowed up to three homes per lot.
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1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Gentle density by-right ends an 80-year single-family lock.
2 · The realist counter-case
Skeptics doubted year-one effects.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Single-family-zone permits rose from 487 to 906 (+86%) in year one; 100+ teardowns became 260+ smaller homes.
4 · Liberty check
Restores owners' right to build modestly on their own land.
5 · The real tradeoff
Strong early signal; apartment wave also helped rents.
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