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Panelists say more housing construction and zoning changes are needed to ease Central Ohio affordability
Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum · January 7, 2026
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Summary
Panelists tied elevated prices and a tight vacancy rate to housing affordability problems and recommended increased construction, regional collaboration and relaxed local opposition to new development.
Speakers at the Columbus Metropolitan Club forum identified housing supply as central to affordability problems in Central Ohio.
Bill Lafayette said vacancy rates are "in the toilet" and that increasing the construction of all housing types is the main lever to…
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