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<a href="https://tix.to/pm-book-tour"target="_blank" >LIVE SHOW TOUR INFO HERE. New stories, live tapings, special guests, book signings and more. </a><br/><br/>What would you build on a piece of land when all the normal rules go out the window?<br/><br/>On today’s show, how the Squamish Nation reclaimed a sliver of prime urban real estate and were liberated from zoning restrictions, to the consternation of their wealthy NIMBY neighbors.<br/><br/>We trace the 100 year saga of what might be the most interesting real estate development in North America right now: There’s a violent eviction, a tense legal battle, and a giant, tough decision for the Squamish Nation that culminates in the daring project that they’re building today.<br/><br/>It’s a story with lessons for every city trying to lower housing costs and build more.<br/><br/><em>This episode is adapted from</em> <a href="https://www.planetmoneybook.com/"target="_blank" >Planet Money: A Guide To The Economic Forces That Shape Your Life</a><em>. Pre-order before April 7 and you can get a poster. </em><a href="https://www.planetmoneybook.com/"target="_blank" ><em>Details here</em></a><em>. </em><br/><br/><a href="https://evansoltas.com/papers/Permitting_SoltasGruber2026.pdf"target="_blank" ><em>The working paper we mentioned on “ready-to-issue” permits in Los Angeles.</em></a><br/><br/><a href="https://n.pr/3HlREPz"target="_blank" ><em>Subscribe to Planet Money+</em></a><br/><br/><em>Listen free: </em><a href="http://n.pr/PM-digital"target="_blank" ><em>Apple Podcasts</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://n.pr/3gTkQlR"target="_blank" ><em>Spotify</em></a><em>, </em><a href="https://n.pr/3Bkb17W"target="_blank" ><em>the NPR app</em></a><em> or anywhere you get podcasts.</em><br/><br/><a href="https://n.pr/3h92GwS"target="_blank" ><em>Facebook</em></a><em> / </em><a href="https://n.pr/3FqLuws"target="_blank" ><em>Instagram</em></a><em> / </em><a href="https://n.pr/3sGZdrq"target="_blank" ><em>TikTok</em></a><em> / Our weekly </em><a href="https://n.pr/3zrFvUB"target="_blank" ><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>.</em><br/><br/><em>This episode was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler with an assist from Emma Peaslee. It was edited by Jess Jiang, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Cena Loffredo. Alex Goldmark is </em>Planet Money<em>’s executive producer. </em><br/><br/>See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>