Recent executive orders created a housing incubator, modular workforce partnership, and acceleration team to reduce state permitting delays and support faster homebuilding statewide.
State officials said Maryland underproduced ~8K homes yearly for two decades, and current policy aims to speed approvals and expand pathways to homeownership and jobs.
Previous permitting reforms reportedly cut multifamily review times by ~25% and environmental permit processing by ~25%, showing administrative changes already improved Maryland housing timelines.
Maryland still needs ~590K new homes by 2045, and another state projection said eliminating the shortage by 2030 required ~37K completions yearly.
Maryland also tied its housing push to Baltimore vacancies, planning $250M through 2030 after >2.8K conversions and targeting 5K properties by fiscal 2029.
Maryland Fast-Tracks Housing Permits
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