A recent study by the American Enterprise Institute found that building light-touch density housing does not appear to affect single-family home values. This study was conducted in Charlotte and Seattle.
These cities were chosen because of the legality of light-touch density infill, as well as the growth of these cities in the past 25 years, making them ideal cities to study.
Light-touch density infill is the ability to build multiple units, a series of townhomes, or an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a parcel of land…