Here’s how your city can become the next Austin, Texas – Austin’s Affordable Housing Stock Shrunk More Than Any Other U.S. Metro

In just three decades, the Austin region has transformed from a sleepy university and state government town into a national driver of economic activity and innovation. We are a destination city for entrepreneurs, millennials and breakfast taco aficionados.

We have added more new jobs — 350,000 in 12 years — as a percentage of our labor market than any major U.S. metro. Per capita incomes improved dramatically. All year, we field delegations from around the country to learn how Austin does it and how they can too.

The titans of Silicon Valley met at the White House last week. The good people of the Austin region’s business and civic space come this week to respectfully share a five-point agenda we believe will create and strengthen more regions like ours.

By Mike Rollins, opinion contributor

Full Story: http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/economy-budget/339510-heres-how-your-city-can-become-the-next-austin

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Austin’s Affordable Housing Stock Shrunk More Than Any Other U.S. Metro

For all the talk of Texas’ relatively affordable housing prices, the city of Austin is one of the worst examples of one of the dominant trends in the U.S. real estate market—fewer and fewer options for affordable rental housing.

James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

Full Story: https://www.planetizen.com/node/93493/austins-affordable-housing-stock-shrunk-more-any-other-us-metro