Governor Wes Moore signed an executive order to increase housing production across the state.
- The order improves the use of state-owned land to create more efficient development, reduce state permitting timelines, and bring more affordable homes to market faster.
- It also directs the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to work with local jurisdictions to create housing production targets for the state, each county, and each municipality with planning/zoning authority.
- The production targets are to be published in January 2026 and updated every five years.
Why It Matters: This executive order is part of a plan to address Maryland’s 96,000 unit housing shortage across the state.
