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Maryland's New Housing Plan: Affordable Homes Near Transit
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Maryland Governor Wes Moore introduces a comprehensive housing plan to address the states affordability crisis. The plan includes three new bills aimed at simplifying home buying and building, with a focus on creating more housing options near transit hubs and reducing red tape for developers. The Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act of 2026 is a key component, eliminating minimum parking rules for transit-near projects and promoting mixed-use developments. Additionally, it opens up state-owned land near train stations for over seven thousand new housing units. The Starter and Silver Homes Act allows for single-family homes on smaller lots and more townhomes, while the Housing Certainty Act ensures project approvals are locked in to prevent delays and rising costs. These efforts aim to combat high prices and interest rates that are pricing out young families and seniors, and could potentially alleviate the high demand for housing vouchers in Prince Georges County. Checkout Solipillow.com
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