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Researchers and city officials in Los Angeles are launching a pilot program to transform over 20,000 privately owned vacant small lots into affordable, multiunit housing to promote first-time homeownership. The initiative focuses on developing mid-density homes such as duplexes and fourplexes on small parcels, with plans to sell these units at lower prices and reserve some for low- or middle-income buyers. Supported by design teams, city support, and financial backing, the project aims to demonstrate that small-scale, attainable homes can help address the city's housing shortage and low homeownership rates. The pilot plans to begin construction before next summer.
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