Burdensome state and local regulations hurt efforts to build housing that is affordable for low- and middle-income people, and the problem has only worsened over the past decade, a U.S. government report said on Monday.
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department said regulatory barriers — from fees levied on developers to environmental regulations used to oppose development — can boost building costs by as much as 35 percent.
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