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Susana Barrios
From:Tim Shaw <TimS@pwr.net>
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Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Item #31
Attachments:PWR Letter to Anaheim City Council re The Hills Preserve Project_10.23.24.docx
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Please find the attached letter from the Pacific West Association of Realtors regarding item #31. Thank
you.
Tim Shaw, RCE
Government A?airs Director
Pacific West Association of REALTORS®
1601 E. Orangewood Ave. #200
Anaheim, CA 92805
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October 25, 2024
Anaheim City Council
200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
Re: Item #31- The Hills Preserve Project - Development Application No. 2021-00137
Honorable Mayor Aitken and Members of the City Council:
The Pacific West Association of REALTORS® (PWR) is the local real estate association that
represents Orange and Los Angeles Counties, and PWR’s more than 12,000 members promote
homeownership, private property rights, free enterprise, and responsible government.
Throughout our region, we are facing a significant housing shortage - one in which supply is
severely outpaced by demand. This lack of housing has made the dream of homeownership
unattainable for much of Orange County’s workforce. PWR believes that new housing starts
should generally be supported as a means of addressing this shortage, with the added benefit
that such construction activity will create jobs.
California’s real estate market is out of balance and out of reach for more than three-fourths of
residents, as the median home price continues to hit a new peak due to limited inventory and an
overall decline in supply. The Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Sixth
Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan further highlights how local governments
must develop land-use strategies to maximize resources and encourage a variety of housing
types, thus furthering the state’s economic and environmental objectives.
At the state level, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) has continued to sponsor
legislation, such as the Middle-Class Housing Act of 2022, that helps create much-needed new
housing units for Californians by allowing housing to be built in underutilized and neglected
corridors and on undeveloped land.
Projects like the proposed Hills Club and Preserve Project, a development of nearly 500
residential units, open space, and public improvements put forth by SALT Development, LLC,
are crucial to addressing both the immediate and future housing needs of local residents.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this vital project.
Sincerely,
Phil Hawkins Tim Shaw Christine Schachter
Chief Executive Officer Government Affairs Director Government Affairs Director
PACIFIC WEST ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
ANAHEIM OFFICE - MAIN LONG BEACH OFFICE
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1601 East Orangewood Ave., Anaheim, CA 92805 5000 East Spring St Suite #110, Long Beach, CA 90815
(714) 245-5500 | www.pwr.net