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State lawmakers hold the key to lower housing costs and fuel construction, expert says

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Most new housing construction in metro Detroit replaces natural and working land rather than filling in spaces in established communities with a variety of housing types. (Dale G. Young/Crain's Detroit Business)
August 03, 2026 05:44 AM EDT

Michigan’s housing shortage isn’t an economic inevitability — it’s a policy choice. That’s the argument Nolan Gray, a leading voice in the national housing reform movement, brought to Michigan last week as state lawmakers consider sweeping zoning changes to help lower housing costs that have drawn fierce resistance from some local governments.

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