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Real Estate

Sep. 16, 2003

Taking a New Look at Multifamily

BY CHRIS TOLLES CREJ News Assistant Two recent studies, both sponsored by organizations that support multifamily housing development, suggest that popular beliefs about "NIMBYism" are unfounded and represent a minority opinion of most communities.

BY CHRIS TOLLES
CREJ News Assistant

Two recent studies, both sponsored by organizations that support multifamily housing development, suggest that popular beliefs about "NIMBYism" are unfounded and represent a minority opinion of most communities.

NIMBY, an acronym for "Not In My Back Yard," refers to citizens who file lawsuits, start petitions and influence municipal governments to halt or force changes in development projects.

The NIMBY ph...

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