Peter F. LiFari

Of interest to Coloradans monitoring our pending litigation challenging the legality of housing as a matter of statewide concern… Montana Supreme Court upholds housing reform laws montanafreepress.org/2026/03/18/mon…

Great piece here from @mnolangray & Muhammad T. Alameldin. Thank you for citing my report with @CSInstituteCO. We're working on releasing an updated report soon :) @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

We stand on the shoulders of giants not in stature, but in heart and soul. Our time on our beautiful planet is short. Let us live it in concert with others, under the redeeming light of our higher power where the unthinkable becomes possible.

Couple this with a reduction in impact fees acknowledging the reduced burden these homes place on local govs would help the feasibility of building these much needed modest for sale starter homes. commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/resea…

Four governing forces shaping home building. Capacity, Time, Risk & Voters… What say you voters? Often you say, NO. denverpost.com/2026/03/09/cas…

Single stair creates great homes. Folks should build’em. If they’re illegal to build in your hood, the buying public should be pissed the law is hindering their pursuit of happiness made possible by a fantastic home. If you’re scared about safety - read the research. Full stop.

Big news 👇 CSI’s Housing Fellow @PLifari just had an op-ed published in @TheHillOpinion highlighting CSI’s Starter Home Initiative + Template - a practical tool cities can use right now to spur starter home development. Read more ⬇️ thehill.com/opinion/financ…

Rage baiting is a highway to depression Draining the spirit Pulling us from our higher calling

Build the table. Make it longer than you allow yourself to believe is necessary. Teach others to build tables. So that no one is left standing.

Democracy is messy… it’s fascinating how predictable we humans are when forced into a rigid binary construct. The housing crisis, our American housing depression, the red M&M of our currently incarcerated exceptionalism, illuminates this perfectly…

I've found that telling people how to "fix" housing ain't the way. For me, any longer, at least. The pathway to greater housing abundance is rooted in helping folks see: Here’s how the system behaves. Here are the forces at work. Now ya'll decide how to govern it.

Housing Density requires a spoon full of sugar to help the medicine go down. Folks view density as favorably as a colonoscopy - while advocates, home builders & wonks view it as medicine - who is correct? In home building one quickly realizes technical correctness means nada…

Wake up and help someone. It’s infinitely more rewarding than obsessing over the manufactured rage topic of the day.

Please lord give us benevolent, altruistic leadership - the people need the guiding light of love, fairness and compromise.

End rage theater. Start building starter homes across Colorado. The beauty lies in its ease of application, confidence in reduced entitlement risk and broad application. @CSInstituteCO Starter Home Zoning Template commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/resea…

We’ve gotta give the people what they want. So they can get what they need. Come on people now. Let’s let’em build’em. commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/resea…

You know you or certainly someone you know & love wants one... Starter Home Zoning Template commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/resea… @CSInstituteCO @jaredpolis

Starter homes used to open the door to the middle class. In Colorado, that door is almost shut. CSI’s new Starter Home Template offers a path forward by giving local governments a blueprint to allow smaller, freestanding homes with streamlined administrative approvals. See the full template: bit.ly/3M29sUG

Folks want houses to miraculously appear where they desire, at prices they can afford. Don’t show us the process, don’t ask us to say yes - just Tinkerbell - poof! Give us unfettered veto powers and we’ll banish Tinkerbell, break her wand, and call it a good night’s work.

One of my favourite wooden buildings at the moment. Seven stories of mass timber creating a boutique hotel and serviced apartments in Mexico City. Love the double columns. By Canales & Rivera Borrell