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What can the city do to lower average rents or at least decrease the rate of growth of average rents?

City of Austin : City Council, District 1

To assist with lowering rents, the City can permit greater development to allow for more multi-family unit buildings and publicly …

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Vincent Harding

The simple answer to lowering average rents and the rate of growth of average rents is to increase housing supply.

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Natasha Harper-Madison

Increased rents are forcing many of our working families, students, seniors, artists and other renters out of the city. Increased …

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Mariana Salazar

Land acquisition and development initiative that increases housing supply by creating zonings that encourage multi-use, multifamily, missing middle housing and …

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Reedy Macque Spigner III

City of Austin : City Council, District 5

In our fast growing state, cities are limited in the tools they have to impact rental rates. A few fast …

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Ann Kitchen

City of Austin : City Council, District 8

This is a problem we need to address in every district in the city. The solution involves increasing supply, reducing …

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Rich DePalma

The city needs to support dense housing such as apartments, condos, and Accessory Dwelling Units (which can also provide income …

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Paige Ellis

To address the housing crisis, we should be looking towards the guidance of the Strategic Housing Blueprint and implementing the …

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Bobby Levinski

City of Austin : Mayor

The city can provide more funding for subsidized housing while also allowing more housing in more places. Supply and Demand …

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John Doe

The city can provide more funding for subsidized housing while also allowing more housing in more places. Supply and Demand …

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Steve Adler

Unfortunately, the influx of an increasingly affluent population combined with market forces and higher property taxes have resulted in rising …

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Laura Morrison