SafeStreets research of 220,000 census blocks across the country found that these walkable areas hold a 76% premium over similar non-walkable properties price-wise. It’s clear that, at least in the metro areas surveyed, which include suburban and exurban areas, many people would live in more walkable neighborhoods if they could. Whenever there is a clear market demand not being met, you can be assured that the government is interfering somehow. This will bring many more units of rental housing onto the market in these areas. “Making the housing market meet demand” was originally published on www.carolinajournal.com.