Very far down the list of things that are bad about Project 2025, but since it's in my wheelhouse I do feel obliged to note that a second Trump term would be a gift to NIMBYs. They're promising AFFH repeal + aggressive defense of single-family zoning. static.project2025.org/2025_Mandate...
"Localities rather than the federal government must have the
final say in zoning laws and regulations, and a conservative Administration should oppose any efforts to weaken single-family zoning." static.project2025.org/2025_Mandate...
There are a lot of conservatives who support zoning reform for good-faith reasons but it appears the MAGA crew at Heritage cares more about maintaining segregation than they do about property rights or functional markets.
Of course this isn't surprising, but I can't get over how "conservatives" hate regulation, except this one. Clearly about the segregation and racism baked into zoning from the start, and a magical return to a 1950s imagined America (see: segregation/racism). At least try to justify it on principle!
Something I noticed:
"prohibit noncitizens, including all mixed-status families, from living in all federally assisted housing."
Does that include FHA backed mortgages?
