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Housing North tells committee zoning and cost gaps block new homes in Northwest Michigan
Summary
Housing North told the Appropriations Subcommittee that Northwest Michigan needs roughly 31,000 homes by 2027, but single‑family zoning, high construction costs, limited local capacity and voucher shortages are major barriers.
Lansing — Representatives from Housing North described supply-side barriers to building housing in Northwest Michigan and urged state support for flexible gap financing, zoning reform and technical assistance.
Yaro Brown, executive director of Housing North, said the organization’s 10-county region needs about 31,000 homes by 2027 and that roughly 4,000 units have been built toward that goal. “Housing is an inelastic good. As prices go up, people cannot choose to buy less housing,” Brown told the subcommittee, and said the…
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