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Home Builders Association urges code, permitting changes to address Michigan housing shortage
Summary
The Home Builders Association of Michigan told the committee the state faces a housing shortage driven by supply, workforce and regulatory costs; the witness urged changes to code adoption process and criticized the potential adoption of the 2021 residential code while advocating for a 2024 code and stakeholder input.
Don (Dawn) Crandall, executive vice president for government relations at the Home Builders Association of Michigan, told the House Rules Committee the state faces a housing crisis driven by demand outpacing supply, workforce shortages and regulatory costs.
Crandall said single‑family building permits fell sharply after 2005 and that the industry currently needs to build 25,000–30,000 homes per year to meet demand; the association’s predicted permits for 2025 were cited as about 15,728. She said regulatory compliance,…
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