Taos has a new mayor and two new council members, and there's real reason to be optimistic. Local government has more tools than most people realize — public land, state funding, land use reform, a housing trust fund that's already up and running. We're glad they're at the table, and we're ready to get to work.

Taos needs more housing at every level — including higher-end. It sounds counterintuitive, but when wealthy buyers have options, they stop competing for the homes that working families need. Here's the economics behind why it matters.

At public hearings, anti-housing voices often dominate the conversation. In this column, Alexandra Goldman argues that if Taos wants attainable housing, more community members must show up and say “Yes” to housing for teachers, families, and future generations.

More homes, lower prices. That's the basic math behind density — and it's one of the most powerful tools Questa has to keep housing affordable for the people who make this community what it is. Here's what you need to know.

Taos can’t control national markets, but we can control our land-use policy. This column breaks down how local zoning rules make large single-family homes easy to build while limiting multifamily housing, and why updating the code is key to expanding affordable homes.