Some of this is familiar to people who have been involved in housing for a while - a great post to share with those new to the housing movement

What does "affordable housing' really mean? 🤔 It’s a term that gets misunderstood a lot. Our latest blog breaks down the differences between subsidized housing and market-rate homes, and explains why we need both to address the housing crisis. 🏡 Read about it here: yimbyaction.org/blog/what-ma...

#YIMBYWin 🚆🏠 Big news for Illinois: Governor Pritzker just signed the NITA Act — investing in transit, repealing outdated parking mandates, and making room for more homes statewide. More progress ahead. Read our full statement here: yimbyaction.org/blog/yimby-a...

YIMBY means homes for all. 🏡 This holiday season, we’re organizing in communities across the country to say yes to more homes and a future where everyone has a place to belong. 💙 Support our work HERE: yimbyaction.org?form=FUNYSWP...

#YIMBYWin 🥳 We're celebrating a big zoning win for SF — and preparing for more work ahead. Giving a huge shoutout to our @sfyimby.bsky.social chapter for leading locally. 💙🏡 The SF Board of Supervisors approved the SF Family Zoning Plan! Read our statement: yimbyaction.org/blog/yimby-a...

🚨 The War on Cars comes to Denver tomorrow, Fri Dec 12! Live show on how car dominance hits safety, health and housing. Use code HOUSINGALLIES for $5 off. @yimbyaction.bsky.social @thewaroncars.bsky.social www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

#News: We have filed a lawsuit challenging an Executive Order from Governor Gavin Newsom giving local governments discretion to limit or suspend SB 9 development in certain high fire hazard severity zones within the Los Angeles burn areas. More 👇 www.yimbylaw.org/sb-9-lawsuit

#News from @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Listened to a great episode of 'Infill: a YIMBY podcast" this morning. Discussing a 'legislative scorecard' for state legislators in Virginia, rating them on their support for housing. I am struck by how organized YIMBYs and @yimbyaction.bsky.social are in Virginia!?! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-D4...

One of the biggest drivers of high housing costs is that a small, highly motivated group of incumbent homeowners block new housing in their neighborhoods and almost no one is organized to push back. Young people bear the brunt of that imbalance. Be a housing fan.

Be like @hankgreen.bsky.social, say Yes to new homes for a more vibrant future where housing costs don’t spiral out of control 🤘🏽 Join @yimbyaction.bsky.social today! yimbyaction.org/join/

Abundant Housing Illinois is proud to announce our endorsement of Drake Warren for Cook County Board of Commissioners, District 10! Drake understands that tackling our housing shortage is essential for reducing poverty and improving quality of life for Cook County residents. 🏘️

Happy Spotify Wrapped Season 😏

We just published a new blog with insights for advocates! If you want to learn how YIMBYs are doing regional organizing in places with tricky jurisdictional geography, this one is for you! yimbyaction.org/blog/pro-hou...

It’s Giving Tuesday, and we’re asking for your support! This year, we passed over 198 pro-housing policies that directly clear the way for more homes to be built. Will you support our work this Giving Tuesday? Give and get matched ⬇️ yimbyaction.donorsupport.co/page/FUNFJBR...

Happy Thanksgiving!

We’re thankful for this annual meme 😂

When we build enough supply of homes so that landlords must compete, renters win. "The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here. bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...

Here's a message from our Executive Director, Laura Foote: Thank you to all of the YIMBYs whose advocacy has led to so much success this year 🥳 We couldn't do any of this work without all of our members and supporters who are helping create a future of abundant housing for all 🙌

Mayors in different cities in the US spoke to @usatoday.com about how they are tackling housing in their cities. There are a lot of interesting comments in this article, and many are calling out the dire need to build more supply. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

It's great to see an example of pro-housing leadership coming out of Baltimore, Maryland! Mayor Brandon Scott recently signed a series of four bills into law as part of a greater housing package. www.wmar2news.com/homepage-sho...

Last year, we put out a piece making it clear that immigration is NOT why housing is so expensive. We were responding to messages from VP Vance as he scapegoated immigrants while ignoring the importance of reducing barriers to increased homebuilding. Unfortunately, we're repeating this message.

The idea that housing that is affordable to low-income folks is somehow "bad" is a deeply troubling one. We shouldn't be made to feel like there is anything wrong with living in apartments! Apartments are good, actually!

If you love ADUs, this legislation would be VERY meaningful. One small line would update the loan limit for renovation loans and explicitly say the money could be used for ADUs. Just one of the huge, zero-cost changes included in this bipartisan bill!

Your NIMBY uncle is coming. Are you ready? 😶 Join our Members Only event: Talking to Your NIMBY Uncle: A Holiday Guide with Justine Underhill — Nov 25 at 7:30 PM ET. See you there, and may your dinner table stay zoning-drama free. Become a member and attend the event: yimbyaction.org/join/

Happy Veterans Day! Thank you to all who served our country. As YIMBYs continue to call for housing abundance across the nation, we hope to see more veterans able to find accessible, affordable homes that meet their needs ❤️

I missed this, but YIMBYs had a really good election day across the country. In the long road to fix our country, you cannot ignore local politics. It's the base on which everything else is built.

🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨 The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy. We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵

SF YIMBY is proud to endorse @scottwiener.bsky.social in his historic Congressional bid! The YIMBY movement would not be anywhere near where it is today if not for the work and influence of Scott Wiener.

Our latest merch collection just dropped! We just dropped YIMBY Rewind, a special collection that brings back some of our most-loved past designs — available for a limited time only! Shop here: yimbyaction.org/get-involved...

This was a huge Election Day for YIMBYs! Our members have endorsed and supported candidates in races across the country at ALL levels of government, and we're seeing the impact of that support now 🔥 Drop celebrations about pro-housing champions who won races below! 👇

Happy Election Day 🇺🇸 Here's your reminder to go vote for pro-housing candidates in your area so that we can have more support for YIMBY reforms and solutions! Check out our voting guide to see if your local chapter has endorsed candidates: yimbyaction.org/endorsements/

Our Executive Director, Laura Foote, recently appeared on The @strongtowns.org podcast to discuss the U.S. housing crisis and what it will take to fix broken incentives to build more homes. Listen to the episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/5L7f...

Happy Monday, folks! I’m currently at San Mateo City Hall, where the council is hearing an item about the Hillsdale Mall redevelopment into a mixed use space with 1.4K new homes, office, and retail. The house is packed, and there’s an overflow room. As usual: people are mad. 🧵

An influx of new apartment units is forcing landlords across the country to offer concessions like months of free rent and free parking. In some cases, they're even lowering prices too 😏 www.wsj.com/real-estate/...

This is a great interview that breaks down core aspects of YIMBYism, the abundance, why local government is so critical, and much more. Give it a listen: the-realignment.simplecast.com/episodes/gis...

Halloween costumes to scare the NIMBYs 👻

We're celebrating a YIMBY Win out of Illinois this morning! 🥳 Congratulations to all of the advocates who supported this bill 👏 Your work is bringing us closer to a future where neighborhoods in IL are less dependent on cars, more climate resilient, and able to welcome more neighbors!

Housing leaders who get it! 👏

YIMBY Action has just launched our first-ever Legislator Scorecards, starting with Virginia 🥳 Our scorecards will help give voters an easy way to tell if their electeds are bringing us closer to a future of abundant housing or not 👀 Check out the scorecard: yimbyaction.org/scorecards/2...

YIMBYs in Illinois, we need your help! Reliable transit and abundant housing go hand in hand — we can’t solve the housing shortage without frequent, affordable, and connected public transportation. 🚆 Email Your Elected Officials: Fix and Fund Illinois Transit! actionnetwork.org/letters/yimb...

"While demand appears to be slowing, supply remains the key force suppressing rent growth. The supply-heavy regions of the U.S. saw rent cuts in both 3rd quarter and the past year." And THAT is why we are fighting for abundant housing, folks! www.realpage.com/analytics/3q...

Excellent turnout for our Life After Cars live event with @yimbyaction.bsky.social in San Francisco tonight! So great to meet so many awesome people.

Our Abundant Housing Atlanta chapter is working hard to spread the word about their endorsements for City Council! If you live in the area, check out the endorsements and be sure to VOTE 🗳️ We need more YIMBYs in leadership, so it's important that we show up to the polls 🫡

New blog just dropped 🚨 Parking reform is a hot topic in YIMBY circles. In our latest blog, we break down how our YIMBY Denver chapter helped turn years of parking reform advocacy into real policy change—and what it means for housing across Colorado. 🔗: yimbyaction.org/blog/denver-...

How do we create change? It's simple, we get organized and we take action! We break down how YIMBY Action and other orgs mobilized thousands of folks to help pass SB 79 in our newest blog post. Check out the case study here: yimbyaction.org/blog/how-con...

More YIMBY energy in Congress would be a major step forward toward ending our national housing shortage 👀 www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Today is one of the last opportunities to give public comment on the SF Family Zoning Plan 👀 Tune in to @wafoli.bsky.social's thread to keep up with all the pro-housing tea 🫖 👇

Love seeing Governor @tinakotek.bsky.social with folks from our @bendyimby.bsky.social chapter! Governor Kotek came along with other legislators to tour some areas where housing is being built thanks to laws they passed, and got a photo with some YIMBYs! 🥳

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