Cracking CodeNEXT: Could more row houses narrow the affordability gap?

As CodeNEXT’s overhaul of Austin’s land-use regulations continue to be digested, urbanists have focused their critiques on the “missing middle.” The term “missing middle” is used to describe residences that are affordable and attractive to middle-income earners. It’s a segment of the Austin housing market that has been neglected as market forces have driven single-family home prices in Austin out of the range of middle-income earners. According to the Austin Board of Realtors, housing…

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