• Press Release

    Wilmington homebuyers suffer planning penalty

    posted May 24, 2006
    Homebuyers in Wilmington pay thousands of dollars in extra costs, thanks to the city’s aggressive growth management rules. That’s the key finding in a new Policy Report from the…
  • Press Release

    Planning penalty boosts Asheville housing prices

    posted May 24, 2006
    Homebuyers in Asheville pay thousands of dollars in extra costs, thanks to the city’s aggressive growth management rules. That’s the key finding in a new Policy Report from the…
  • Press Release

    Planning penalty shuts door to homeownership

    posted May 24, 2006
    Homebuyers in two North Carolina cities pay thousands of dollars in extra costs, thanks to aggressive growth management plans. That’s the key finding in a new Policy Report from…
  • Research Report

    Planning Penalties in North Carolina: Why Other N.C. Cities Should Not Follow Asheville and Wilmington

    posted May 24, 2006 by Joanna Grey, Dr. Michael Sanera
    Since the late 1980s, housing prices in North Carolina have increased rapidly in some cities while in others prices have grown more slowly. Asheville and Wilmington, for example, are known for large increases in their housing prices over the last 15 years, while in Fayetteville and Hickory housing prices have grown much more slowly. Why is this?

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