Rob Sand Says Iowa Needs to ‘Reduce Red Tape’ to Meet Housing Needs

Rob Sand says Iowa needs to ‘reduce red tape’ to meet housing needs

Sand spoke Thursday morning at a Des Moines retirement center about housing affordability.

Rob Sand says Iowa needs to 'reduce red tape' to meet housing needs

Rob Sand, current state auditor and Democratic candidate for governor, said simplifying inspections and cutting red tape that stands in the way of building new housing will help improve affordability.  Sand spoke Thursday morning at the Frank W. Smith Retirement Center, a recently renovated affordable housing building for seniors in Des Moines, after touring a […]

Sand pledges to reduce red tape the stymies housing construction in Iowa

Democrat Rob Sand says if he’s elected governor, he’ll pursue initiatives to speed up the permit process for home builders and to help first-time homebuyers. The Iowa Finance Authority awards $2500 grants to eligible first time homebuyers to cover downpayment and closing costs, but the money comes in the form of a second mortage — […]