Cities can’t build homes but still have options to help increase Northwest Arkansas housing

Entities can come together to create affordable housing, leaders say

Houses are seen Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in the Willow Bend neighborhood in south Fayetteville. Public-private partnerships are a viable, but limited, way to help relieve housing costs, professionals say. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. 
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)
Houses are seen Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in the Willow Bend neighborhood in south Fayetteville. Public-private partnerships are a viable, but limited, way to help relieve housing costs, professionals say. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)


Editor's note: This is the last installment of a three-part series exploring possible solutions to increase affordable housing in Northwest Arkansas.

The Arkansas Constitution prohibits cities from building housing on their own, but that doesn't mean they can't encourage developers in other ways, regional leaders say.

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