tries to speed up reviews and lower some compliance costs
nudges states/cities toward easier permitting
What Trump’s EO does not do:
override local zoning
legalize apartments in more neighborhoods by itself
force smaller lots / more units per lot nationwide
guarantee an Austin-style supply surge
That matters because Austin’s result came from more than “deregulation” in the abstract. It came from actual local land-use liberalization plus enough building to create a real supply wave.
So I’m not against deregulation. I’m saying Trump’s EO is only a partial version of what Austin actually needed to get rents down.
Trump’s EO can trim federal friction; it cannot by itself deliver Austin’s local supply shock.
Here’s the distinction:
What Trump’s EO does:
What Trump’s EO does not do:
That matters because Austin’s result came from more than “deregulation” in the abstract. It came from actual local land-use liberalization plus enough building to create a real supply wave.
So I’m not against deregulation.
I’m saying Trump’s EO is only a partial version of what Austin actually needed to get rents down.
Trump’s EO can trim federal friction; it cannot by itself deliver Austin’s local supply shock.