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Maryland officials say underbuilding since 2008 created a 100,000-unit shortfall; proposals focus on zoning and permitting reforms
Summary
Secretary Jake Day told the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee that Maryland issues about 40% fewer residential permits than in 2008, contributing to an estimated 100,000-unit deficit. He urged state and local reforms: enabling smaller housing types, streamlining permitting, and aligning financing tools.
Jake Day, secretary of housing and community development, told the Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee that Maryland has not been building enough homes since the 2008 financial crisis and that the resulting shortfall has become substantial. "Compared to 2008, Maryland issues 40% less residential building permits annually," Day said, and he added that "this decline in production has contributed to a housing gap that has grown to approximately 100,000 units."
Day framed the shortage as a production problem largely within state and local control rather than an issue explainable purely by national factors. He said half of Maryland renters are "cost burdened," paying more than a third of their income for housing, and that only 49% of…
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