Rob Ripperda @RobRipperda

Always be bayesian Build, baby, build linkedin.com/in/robripperda/ Joined September 2010

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Pew States @PewStates

3 weeks ago

To address its housing shortage, the U.S. needs 4 million to 7 million more homes. Manufactured housing is gaining steam as an affordable solution. Unfortunately, zoning rules based outdated views often prevent communities from using them. pewtrsts.org/4n6mYn0

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Jay Parsons @jayparsons

4 weeks ago

For the first time since the Great Financial Crisis, U.S. apartment rents declined over the summer months (June, July, August). And yet every data provider is still reporting strong demand for apartments. What happened? YIMBY theory proved true. We built more apartments than at…

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Rob Ripperda @RobRipperda

2 months ago

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Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi

2 months ago

This Senate Banking package is a watershed moment in federal housing policy--chassis reform, Build More Housing Near Transit, Housing Supply Frameworks, & a brand new set of carrots & sticks based on housing production outcomes! Full @NotebookLM-queryable text in next tweet

Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi

2 months ago

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Mike Baker @ByMikeBaker

3 months ago

I wanted to finish this night on one positive note: This is Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He is credited with saving 165 people from Camp Mystic. It was his first rescue mission. Here is his story: nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/…

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Pew States @PewStates

3 months ago

Rents and home prices have risen to near all-time highs in Texas. A suite of new laws in the state will help ensure that "all Texans have access to the housing options they need," says our @AlexHrwtz. pewtrsts.org/44vW2Wl

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Scott Turner @SecretaryTurner

3 months ago

Manufactured housing offers homebuyers an affordable route to homeownership. But dust-covered federal regulations stall the industry. We are working with our partners to ensure the HUD code keeps pace with conditions on the ground and allows our private sector to innovate.

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YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND

3 months ago

7) SB 785 – Manufactured-Housing Access - Expands areas where manufactured housing can be allowed by-right - Apps auto-approved if city stays silent 45 days - Could expand MH-eligible land in 44% of TX cities

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LeftHandedOctopus @AggieCapitalist

3 months ago

$ECN $LEGH $SKY

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YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND

4 months ago

Want to build Nuclear? Come build in Texas. Texas officially has the largest subsidy for Nuclear in the entire country at $350 Million

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Rob Ripperda @RobRipperda

4 months ago

How did I not get invited to this study? gizmodo.com/air-conditione…

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Conor Sen @conorsen

4 months ago

Link: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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Conor Sen @conorsen

4 months ago

[@opinion] Because of the cooling in the housing market, inflation in many southern metros is already below 2%, and the weakness in the housing market is raising recession risks there now too:

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Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart

4 months ago

When cities (or their planners) make requirements for "affordable" housing, what are the benchmarks used to establish whether those requirements succeeded? What is the goal, and how do we know whether they've been achieved?