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Land of Sky presenter: region faces roughly 34,000-unit housing shortfall by 2029
Summary
Jacob of the Land of Sky Regional Council told a Buncombe County committee the 2025 Housing Needs Assessment estimates more than 34,000 additional housing units are needed by 2029 — including about 14,000 rental units — and urged policy changes such as zoning reform and support for prefab and manufactured housing to close the gap.
Jacob, a representative of the Land of Sky Regional Council, told Buncombe County committee members the region faces a substantial housing shortfall that will require coordinated policy and market responses.
"We have over 34,000 units that are gonna be needed by 2029," Jacob said, adding the study shows roughly 14,000 of those should be rental units and a little over 20,000 for-sale units. He said the assessment draws on Census, American Community Survey and stakeholder survey responses and updates earlier 2015 and 2020 reports.
The presentation summarized key demographic and market findings: the region’s population is approaching the half-million mark, median household income cited in the presentation runs below the state average…
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