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A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
The Build America, Buy America Act has caused months-long HUD waiver delays and increased costs by tens of thousands of dollars per developer, impacting affordable housing nationwide.
- The Build America, Buy America Act, part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, mandates federally funded projects use American-made materials, causing significant construction delays and cost increases across the United States.
- Developers face mounting expenses sourcing domestic materials like HVACs and ceiling fans; Vermont-based Developer Jessica Neubelt spent an additional $150,000 verifying steel, while Denver developer Julie Hoebel spent over $60,000 on consultants.
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development has struggled to process exemption waivers, with many applications pending at least six months; Hoebel's November submissions for around 125 materials in an 85-unit building remain unapproved.
- HUD Secretary Scott Turner stated the agency is exploring flexibility to assist developers, though Kentucky developer Scott McReynolds plans to build smaller projects to avoid the law entirely.
- Industry leaders warn the mandate forces developers to build fewer units during a housing crisis, while critics argue the policy hampers affordability efforts despite supporting America's industrial base.
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A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the US housing crisis
It has a catchy name — Build America, Buy America — and the lauded goal of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the United States. But the law has spurred a bottleneck for affordable housing. Nearly everything from HVACs and lighting to sink hooks and ceiling fans in affordable housing projects that get federal dollars must be produced in the United States. But, developers say, numerous products do not, as they have long been imported from overse…
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A Build America, Buy America law is causing construction delays amid the country’s housing crisis
A law requiring most materials used in affordable housing projects that get federal dollars to be produced in the U.S. is causing delays and extra costs, according to developers.
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