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Up for Growth is a national, cross-sector member network committed to solving the housing shortage and affordability crisis through data-driven research and evidence-based policy.
Overview
Location
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2018
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jun 2, 2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Brian J. Connolly: Colorado takes a new – and likely more effective – approach to the housing crisis By Brian J. Connolly | By Brian J. Connolly In recent years, Colorado has been a poster child for the U.S. housing crisis. Previously a relatively affordable state, it has seen home prices increase nearly sixfold over the past three decades, outstripping even Flo... |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Colorado’s affordable housing crisis has spread from the mountains to the Front Range | From the mountains to the prairies, Colorado’s housing crisis is squeezing state residents in ways that make drastic choices an all-too-common part of their cost-of-living calculus. Colorado faces a shortfall of 100,000 homes and apartments... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | What's in Store for Oregon Housing in 2024? | Two years ago, I wrote about how the pace of homebuilding in Oregon was not keeping up with demand. As explained in the post, according to the Oregon Home Builders Association, at that time Oregon was experiencing a demand backlog of 110,00... |
| Jul 22, 2022 | Houses were once plentiful across the U.S. Now half of cities don't have enough homes. | America's big coastal cities are known for their pricey real estate, driven by zoning restrictions and inadequate supply of homes. Now those problems are increasingly bedeviling once-affordable towns and cities across the U.S., a new study ... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Here Are The Startups Eyeing Solutions For High Housing Costs | 7 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn These days, one doesn’t have to scroll far to find alarming headlines about the cost of housing. The average asking monthly rent for a Manhattan apartment has surged above the $5,000 mark—up 29% year... |
| May 17, 2022 | Commerce awards $1.7 million in planning grants to address housing affordability statewide | Funding will support housing strategies to increase urban residential building capacity and streamline development regulation in 28 communities across Washington state. OLYMPIA, WA – Decades of underbuilding homes at all income levels has c... |
| Feb 3, 2021 | Klobuchar And Kaine: Spend Money To Plan To Spend Money On Housing? | Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (Shawn Thew/Pool via AP)ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Georgia lawmakers aim to speed housing permits for affordability | A surge in Sun Belt in-migration for well over a decade blessed Georgia with population growth that prompted a spate of apartment and home construction. Despite a heavy dose of added supply in the past few years, there was no catching up. T... | |
| Builders Foresee ‘Tough Slog’ In Next Admin’s Housing Promises | Homebuilding strategists we listen to expect “a tough slog” ahead. Given current challenges, uncertainties, and volatile business dynamics, they’re looking at the puts and takes of an incoming new Presidential Administration with a weather ... |
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FAQ about Up for Growth
When was Up for Growth founded?
Up for Growth was founded in 2018.
What has the press written about Up for Growth?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Up for Growth, among them “Commentary | Opinion: Brian J. Connolly: Colorado takes a new – and likely more effective – approach to the housing crisis By Brian J. Connolly” (Jun 2, 2024) and “Colorado’s affordable housing crisis has spread from the mountains to the Front Range” (Mar 10, 2024).
Is Up for Growth still active?
Yes, Up for Growth is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 3, 2026.