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We're a network of people who advocate for abundant, affordable housing and inclusive, sustainable communities across the United States.
Learn about the pro-housing movement and how you can make housing more affordable near you!
Have a housing proposal that needs our support? Tell us about it!
Together we can make housing more affordable for everyday people, undo decades of residential segregation, and fight the climate crisis.
More choices and negotiating power
Abundant housing increases housing access and security. More housing gives renters and homebuyers more negotiating power. Adding new housing in growing areas can prevent the bidding up of the cost of existing housing.
Lower housing costs = more spending money
Since housing is many people’s largest expense, lower housing costs puts more money in people’s pockets to spend on their other needs.
Lowering barriers to historically exclusive neighborhoods
Making neighborhoods with good jobs, schools, and amenities provide housing accessible to people of all income levels makes our society fairer, and contributes to integration and dismantling the legacy of redlining.
Less sprawl and commuting, preserving green spaces and reducing emissions
Building additional housing near transit, jobs, and existing infrastructure reduces sprawl, preserving wildlife habitat, preventing megacommutes, and lowering climate risk.
We train people concerned about lack of housing in their area so they can find others who are concerned and start making change.
Our volunteers meet with elected officials to encourage them to take pro-housing stances on proposed laws. Volunteers show up to speak in favor of more housing at local hearings.
Our volunteers knock doors, make phone calls, etc. to get pro-housing candidates elected and pro-housing laws passed.
Join the movement for abundant housing!
Team up with people near you who are working for abundant housing and sustainable, inclusive development!
Policies we support
Allow more housing in every neighborhood, especially historically affluent and exclusionary neighborhoods, removing barriers to both subsidized affordable and market rate housing
Reform structures that incentivize communities to say no to new homes, including tax systems and car centric transportation systems.
Make housing permits fast and fair, removing arbitrary barriers to both subsidized affordable and market rate housing.
Enact policies that support current residents having stable housing choices amid growth.
Increase funding for subsidized affordable housing through a wide variety of mechanisms, including direct subsidies.
The thing about YIMBY that really attracted me was that it brought all sorts of stakeholders to the table; developers, homeowners, tenants, local politicians, national politicians. It’s power building!
Maxwell Frost
US House of Representatives, FL-10
Exclusionary zoning dominates the nation’s regulatory landscape, as we’ve documented in the National Zoning Atlas. YIMBY Action is building and supporting the powerful, data-backed coalition needed for changing the status quo.
Sara Bronin
Founder & CEO, National Zoning Atlas
YIMBY Action plays a crucial role in shifting public attitudes to support more housing in our communities. Their grassroots advocacy is building the political momentum necessary to achieve lasting, pro-housing policy reforms.
Emily Hamilton
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Everyone needs a place to live, but time and time again, communities fail to build enough housing. I support YIMBY Action and YIMBY Law because they are making real progress in bringing more housing to the places where people most want to live.
Daryl Fairweather
Author and Chief Economist at Redfin
Today, access to opportunity is still largely dictated by one’s zip code. Our movement is working for a more sustainable and equitable future.
Chris Rhie, Founder and Principal of Rhie Planning
Chris Rhie, Founder and Principal of Rhie Planning
Money is deeply political. We need more housing for young people, people of color, and for everyone so we can all live our Rich Lives.
Ramit Sethi
CEO of IWT, Author of two NYT Best Selling books
