Sweeping residential zoning reform becomes law in Idaho
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Sweeping residential zoning reform becomes law in Idaho
""The new population brought big salaries and buying power that drove housing prices beyond what the average Idaho resident could afford.""
""Mountain West cities led the 2025 Urban Land Institute's Terwilliger Center Home Attainability Index with percentage increases in home prices, citing data from 2019 to 2023.""
""Coeur d'Alene city officials called the bills dumb and not very clever during a public meeting Tuesday, a local newspaper reported.""
""Idaho law now treats manufactured homes, including manufactured duplexes and other multi-dwelling units, similarly to site-built single-family and multifamily housing for siting purposes.""
Mountain West states, including Idaho, saw significant population increases during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to housing supply challenges. Remote workers migrated from high-cost states, raising prices in their new locations. Unlike cities like Austin, which are experiencing rent declines as workers return to their original states, Idaho has retained its new residents. The influx of higher-income individuals has made housing unaffordable for many locals. In response, Idaho lawmakers established a committee to address land-use regulations, resulting in new laws that have faced local government pushback.
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