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This is the story of how tiny homes made a big impact at the recent Innovative Housing Showcase event in Washington, D.C. which showcased several affordable housing options. And also, how our government may be opening up to legalizing tiny.
Alexis and Christian, of Tiny House Expedition, even got the attention of Ben Carson, head of housing and development for the United States. Mr. Carson mentioned how we are being hampered by regulatory barriers. Again, this is coming from the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)! THAT’S encouraging. Maybe we will see significant forward progress for tiny homes in the very near future. So, wanna see what the event was like? Let’s go…
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How tiny houses made a big impact at the Washington DC Innovative Housing Showcase event (2019)
VIDEO – Innovative Tiny Houses in Washington DC Make A BIG Impact
Please listen to Mr. Ben Carson at the 2:22 mark, where he says,
“…a lot of the stuff is available but – you know – we are being hampered by regulatory barriers. And that’s one of the reasons we wanted to put it here on the National Mall so the legislative branch could see what was going on because it’s going to require federal, state, local, non-profits, for-profits, faith-based, everybody – working together – we certainly have the capability of solving our issues.”
Your thoughts, please?
What do you think?
Does this give you some hope towards the future of legalizing tiny homes?
Please – let’s talk about TINY HOMES being LEGALIZED, NOT divisive politics or political biases. Thank you!?
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