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Preapproved Building Plans Help Cities Improve Housing Affordability

Pew Charitable Trusts

About 40 U.S. jurisdictions have adopted preapproved building plan programs that provide reusable, pre-vetted blueprints to developers, reducing preconstruction approval times and cutting overall development costs by roughly 1%–2% per home. Four states have passed related legislation, and bipartisan federal bills have been introduced to expand adoption as cities seek to address housing shortages and affordability challenges.

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