YIMBY Action

Here's a message from our Executive Director, Laura Foote:

Thank you to all of the YIMBYs whose advocacy has led to so much success this year 🥳

We couldn't do any of this work without all of our members and supporters who are helping create a future of abundant housing for all 🙌

Mayors in different cities in the US spoke to @usatoday.com about how they are tackling housing in their cities.

There are a lot of interesting comments in this article, and many are calling out the dire need to build more supply.

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Baltimore City mayor signs several bills that aim to reduce housing costs over time “Whether you were for it or against it, just know that we are still being vigilant and making sure that this is getting the outcomes that we want,” Blanchard said. "We're not resting on our laurels."

It's great to see an example of pro-housing leadership coming out of Baltimore, Maryland!

Mayor Brandon Scott recently signed a series of four bills into law as part of a greater housing package.

www.wmar2news.com/homepage-sho...

No, Immigrants Didn’t Cause Our Housing Crisis. Exclusionary Zoning Did. Op-ed: JD Vance and NIMBY residents are blaming immigration for our housing shortage, but housing isn’t a zero-sum game.

Read last year's article here: nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Last year, we put out a piece making it clear that immigration is NOT why housing is so expensive. We were responding to messages from VP Vance as he scapegoated immigrants while ignoring the importance of reducing barriers to increased homebuilding.

Unfortunately, we're repeating this message.

clip from @ramitsethi.bsky.social

The idea that housing that is affordable to low-income folks is somehow "bad" is a deeply troubling one. We shouldn't be made to feel like there is anything wrong with living in apartments!

Apartments are good, actually!

If you love ADUs, this legislation would be VERY meaningful.

One small line would update the loan limit for renovation loans and explicitly say the money could be used for ADUs. Just one of the huge, zero-cost changes included in this bipartisan bill!

Your NIMBY uncle is coming. Are you ready? 😶

Join our Members Only event: Talking to Your NIMBY Uncle: A Holiday Guide with Justine Underhill — Nov 25 at 7:30 PM ET.

See you there, and may your dinner table stay zoning-drama free.

Become a member and attend the event: yimbyaction.org/join/

Happy Veterans Day!

Thank you to all who served our country.

As YIMBYs continue to call for housing abundance across the nation, we hope to see more veterans able to find accessible, affordable homes that meet their needs ❤️

I missed this, but YIMBYs had a really good election day across the country.

In the long road to fix our country, you cannot ignore local politics. It's the base on which everything else is built.

Ask that the Road to Housing Act be included in the final conferenced National Defense Authorization Act, and passed into law!

www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

3: CALL MEMBERS OF LEADERSHIP!

Are you in a state with a member in the House Leadership?
LA: House Speaker Johnson and Majority Leader Scalise
MN: Majority Whip Emmer
NY: Minority Leader Jeffries
MA Minority Whip Clark

If so, use the switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to ask that the Road to Housing Act be included in the final conferenced National Defense Authorization Act and passed into law. This is particularly important if you live in a state represented by Leadership on the Committee (Arkansas or California)

Committee Members | U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Democrats Maxine Waters, California, Ranking Member Nydia M. Velázquez, New York Brad Sherman, California Gregory W. Meeks, New York David Scott, Georgia Stephen F. Lynch, Massachusetts Al Green,...

2: CALL FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MEMBERS!
Find out if one of your state’s members of Congress is on the Financial Services Committee: financialservices.house.gov/about/member...

The ROAD passed in the Senate National Defense Authorization Act. Please support the bill being included in the final conferenced NDAA, and to be passed into law.

1: CALL YOUR CONGRESSPERSON!

Use the switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to ask your Congressperson to call leadership and include the Road to Housing Act in the National Defense Authorization Act.

🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨

The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.

We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵

SF YIMBY is proud to endorse @scottwiener.bsky.social in his historic Congressional bid! The YIMBY movement would not be anywhere near where it is today if not for the work and influence of Scott Wiener.

Our latest merch collection just dropped!

We just dropped YIMBY Rewind, a special collection that brings back some of our most-loved past designs — available for a limited time only!

Shop here: yimbyaction.org/get-involved...

New York City Voters Pass Contentious Housing Ballot Measures

NYC voters passed several housing ballot measures 👏

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...

Two of our Abundant Housing Atlanta chapter's endorsed incumbents beat their challengers. Those folks were Jason Dozier and Dustin Hillis. Two other districts have Abundant Housing ATL-endorsed candidates moving on to runoffs in December 😀

Our YIMBY Fort Collins Chapter saw endorsed candidates completely sweep all 4 races for Mayor and City Council in Fort Collins, CO. By the way, one of their chapter members won one of these City Council seats (subtle flex) 😏

Our @prohousingpgh.org chapter is celebrating their endorsed candidate for Mayor winning!

bsky.app/profile/proh...

This was a huge Election Day for YIMBYs!

Our members have endorsed and supported candidates in races across the country at ALL levels of government, and we're seeing the impact of that support now 🔥

Drop celebrations about pro-housing champions who won races below! 👇

Happy Election Day 🇺🇸

Here's your reminder to go vote for pro-housing candidates in your area so that we can have more support for YIMBY reforms and solutions!

Check out our voting guide to see if your local chapter has endorsed candidates: yimbyaction.org/endorsements/

Broken Incentives Made the Housing Crisis. How Do We Fix Them?

Our Executive Director, Laura Foote, recently appeared on The @strongtowns.org podcast to discuss the U.S. housing crisis and what it will take to fix broken incentives to build more homes.

Listen to the episode here:
open.spotify.com/episode/5L7f...

Happy Monday, folks! I’m currently at San Mateo City Hall, where the council is hearing an item about the Hillsdale Mall redevelopment into a mixed use space with 1.4K new homes, office, and retail.

The house is packed, and there’s an overflow room. As usual: people are mad. 🧵

Renters Have the Upper Hand. And They Are Probably Keeping It. Apartment rents nationally are advancing at their slowest pace in years because the glut of new units is taking longer than expected to absorb.

An influx of new apartment units is forcing landlords across the country to offer concessions like months of free rent and free parking.

In some cases, they're even lowering prices too 😏

www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

Giselle Hale: Moving Abundance from Op-Eds to Action - Why Local Elected Officials Are the Missing Piece of the Puzzle | The Realignment Giselle Hale, Managing Partner at the Abundance Network and former Mayor of Redwood City, CA, joins The Realignment. Marshall and Giselle discuss Abundance Network's newly announced Abundance Elected ...

This is a great interview that breaks down core aspects of YIMBYism, the abundance, why local government is so critical, and much more.

Give it a listen:
the-realignment.simplecast.com/episodes/gis...