BELLINGS

Missing middle multifamily starts backslide amid zoning headwinds

NAHB: 2- to 4-unit starts drop 24% year over year as zoning curbs ‘light-touch’ density

NAHB: 2- to 4-unit starts drop 24% year over year as zoning curbs ‘light-touch’ density

BELLINGS Intelligence Score: 22

Why it matters

The decline in missing middle multifamily starts due to zoning restrictions is a notable development affecting a specific segment of real estate finance and construction lending, with potential implications for credit availability in that niche, but it is largely a sector-specific, routine market activity without broad systemic impact.

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