Policy director at Maryland Dept of Housing & Community Development 🦀🏡 / Montgomerian turned Anne Arundelian / Views strictly my ownhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lnbnkcwlts2h“Voice is not in & of itself a way to weigh tradeoffs. Progress involves ratifying tradeoffs that distribute burdens across communities, fair & unfair. Gov’t needs to be able to make decisions that impose costs & voice should not give any figure the ability to hijack process.”20 Apr 2025 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnbnkcwlts2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lmdpwgfuls25Alright, a (long) 🧵with some reflections on the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session’s impact on housing stability. TLDR: Important progress, with the status quo also proving tenacious. (As always, these are personal views only).09 Apr 2025 00:23 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdpwgfuls25https://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3ljij34afnk2mMaryland polls conducted this winter have consistently emphasized that voters want solutions to the housing crisis. New polling today from @ggwash.org confirm support for solutions in @govwesmoore.bsky.social's Housing for Jobs Act - 79% agree gov't should stick to clear/objective criteria.03 Mar 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljij34afnk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3li5t76sank2hI'm not saying anything new here, but the mortgage interest rate deduction (1) is very regressive (benefits folks with the largest, most expensive homes the most); (2) has no actual demonstrated impact on homeownership for families; while (3) costing a LOT of $$. t.co/raMeEEBnM914 Feb 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5t76sank2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lhvp6xlxqk2i“Our high affordability requirements only penciled at 6 stories and that was our baseline.” The people of Cambridge are lucky to have a city council that cares seriously about the impacts of housing costs - and are willing to act. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Feb 2025 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvp6xlxqk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lfsxpdhs6s2iIn very exciting news, Maryland was awarded $6.9M in funds from the HUD PRO Housing grant. This money will go directly towards supporting local gov’ts across the state to reduce barriers to housing production. It will also fund TA & a statewide convening on best practices.15 Jan 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsxpdhs6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lfffaf7flc2vAllowing more diverse housing types is a great solution to provide more homeownership opportunities for more income ranges. In Montgomery County, sales prices vary significantly by home type (Redfin, Nov 2024): - $791K single family home - $500K townhouses - $270K condos/coops10 Jan 2025 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfffaf7flc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3ldmpholqms2cGreat high-level overview of existing analyses on the impact of institutional investors purchasing single family homes (+ initial analysis of policy solution options): https://localhousingsolutions.org/lab/notes/large-investors-single-family-homes/19 Dec 2024 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldmpholqms2chttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lbn4k7xjr22jEarly thoughts on the Scott Turner HUD appointment are that my personal concerns on 2.0 are mostly reaffirmed. The vast majority of HUD’s work is providing long-term federal subsidy to house low-income people through rental assistance, public housing & homeless assistance. (1/)23 Nov 2024 18:25 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbn4k7xjr22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lbd3x7u6a22nWas very excited to see Baltimore City expand local investment in housing. Uses won’t be finalized until FY26 & 27 budget adoption, but the current CIP forecasts the following: 🏗️ $13M Affordable Housing Trust Fund 🏠 $6M LIHTC gap financing 💵 $1M Perkins Somerset Choice neighborhood match [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2024 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbd3x7u6a22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3lbaw5c2s3c2pIn Arlington, population growth + housing density + public transit → a reduction in traffic AND incredibly low traffic fatalities. “Since 1980, 82% of new housing units have been in buildings with 5+ units” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-11-18/how-arlington-virginia-became-the-safest-place-in-america18 Nov 2024 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbaw5c2s3c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3layqudtcms26I do think this chart is more interesting about the 15 metros on the list vs. those not on the list. More frequent assessments in a high existing tax rate environment (like TX) will capture higher ↑. Reassessment in eg NJ is a LOT less frequent - so full post-2020 home price ↑ aren’t captured. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Nov 2024 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3layqudtcms26https://bsky.app/profile/haleylemieux.bsky.social/post/3laubu2ixlm2i👋 building a feed & starting to migrate over here13 Nov 2024 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:4o4vynf3g4fifmx4tpe4rb5x/app.bsky.feed.post/3laubu2ixlm2i