Unlocking Federal Land Offers Limited Relief in Nation's Housing Shortage, Realtor.com® Finds

Why I will never be rich

The federal government owns a lot of land, most of it west of the Mississippi. President Trump and many of his supporters are in favor of selling it to people who would put the land to use, thus turning a…

How a new crop of real estate investors could help make houses cheaper

Getty images; Tyler Le/BIThere's a weird contradiction happening at the base level of America's real estate market. Faced with high borrowing costs and an uncertain economy, homebuilders — the engines of the country's housing supply — are cutting prices and tacking on freebies in an effort to keep sales moving. At the same time, they're also staking out huge swaths of land in anticipation of the next homebuilding boom. The land grab is a signal …

Unlocking Federal Land Offers Limited Relief in Nation's Housing Shortage, Realtor.com® Finds

/PRNewswire/ -- A new report from Realtor.com® finds that while proposals to unlock federal land for housing development may offer localized relief, they fall...

Is Unlocking Federal Land a Viable Housing Shortage Solution? - The MortgagePoint

With a new report showing that most federal land is concentrated in the Western U.S., addressing housing shortages may require zoning reform even with the release of some federal lands.

Basit: As Chief Conservation Executive for Ontario he has a land problem Premier is making public land available to developers

By Pepper Parr July 22nd, 2025 BURLINGTON, ON   The Ontario government has proposed removing 645 acres of the beaches and an island in Ontario’s most-visited Provincial Park and turning them o…

Federal Lands Not a Viable Long-Term Solution to Housing Crisis

While the Trump administration touts the prospect of unlocking federal land for housing development, a new Realtor.com® analysis suggests it won’t be enough to meet buyer demand and has serious limitations. Realtor.com’s research found that addressing the estimated 3.8 million home shortage in the U.S. would require developing between 4 million and 31 million acres… The post Report: Federal Lands Not a Viable Long-Term Solution to Housing Crisis…