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CONVERSION OF UNITS OF TIME PRACTICE PROBLEMS

Convert the following into minutes :

Example 1 :

1 hour  =  60 minutes

13 hrs  =  (13 × 60) min

13 hrs  =  780 min

Example 2 :

1560 seconds

1 minute  =  60 seconds

1560 s  =  [1560/60] min

1560 s =  26 min

Example 3 :

1 day  =  1440 minutes

2 days  =  (1440 × 2) min

2 days  =  2880 min

Example 4 :

6 hours 17 minutes

6 hrs  =  360 min

6 hours 17 minutes  =  (360 + 17) min

6 hours 17 minutes  =  377 min

Example 5 :

3 days 5 hours 38 minutes

3 days  =  (1440 × 3) min

3 days  =  4320 min

5 hrs  =  (60 × 5) min

5 hrs  =  300 min

3 days 5 hours 38 minutes  =  (4320 + 300 + 38) min

3 days 5 hours 38 minutes  =  4658 min

Convert the following into days :

Example 6 :

1 year  =  365 days

8 years  =  2 leap years + 6 years

2 Leap year  =  (366 × 2) days

2 Leap year  =  732 days

6 years  =  (365 × 6) days

6 years  =  2190 days

=  (732 + 2190) days

=  2922 days

8 years  =  2922 days

Example 7 :

4320 minutes

4320 minutes  =  (4320/1440) days

4320 min  =  3 days

Example 8 :

24 hrs  =  1 day

864 hrs  =  (864/24) days

=  36 days

864 hrs  =  36 days

Example 9 :

1 day  =  86400 seconds

864000 seconds  =  (864000/86400) days

=  10 days

864000 s  =  10 days

Convert the following into seconds :

Example 10 :

1 hr  =  3600 seconds

3 hrs  =  (3 × 3600) s

3 hrs  =  10800 s

Example 11 :

47 min  =  (47 × 60) s

47 min  =  2820 s

Example 12 :

5 hours 7 minutes

1 hour  =  3600 seconds

5 hrs  =  (5 × 3600) s

5 hrs  =  18000 s

7 min  =  (7 × 60) s

7 min  =  420 s

5 hours 7 minutes  =  (18000 + 420) s

5 hours 7 minutes  =  18420 s

Example 13 :

7 days  =  (7 × 86400) s

7 days  =  604800 s

1 week  =  7 days

1 week  =  604800 s

5 weeks  =  (5 × 604800) s

5 weeks  =  3024000 s

Which time period is longer :

Example 14 :

1000 seconds or 16 minutes

1000 s  =  (1000/60)

1000 s  =  16.67 min

16.67 min > 16 minutes

1000 seconds period is longer

Example 15 : 

6 hours or 20000 seconds

6 hrs  =  (6 × 3600) s

6 hrs  =  21600 s

21600 s > 20000 s

6 hours period is longer

Example 16 : 

2 weeks or 20000 minutes

7 days  =  (7 × 1440) min

7 days  =  10080 min

1 week  =  10080 min

2 weeks  =  20160 min

20160 min > 20000 min

2 weeks period is longer

Example 17 : 

5 days 7 hours or 8000 minutes ?

5 days  =  (5 × 1440) min

5 days  =  7200 min

1 hr  =  60 minutes

7 hrs  =  (7 × 60) min

7 hrs  =  420 min

5 days 7 hours  =  (7200 + 420) min

5 days 7 hours  =  7620 min

7620 min < 8000 min

8000 minutes period is longer

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Get ready to practice converting units of time with your third grade class! Students will practice converting days to weeks, hours to days, minutes to hours, and so on in this digital math game. Here are a few sample math questions your students may be expected to answer in this telling time activity:

• "Drag and drop the symbol that makes the number sentence true. 300 minutes is [greater than, less than, or equal to] 3 hours."
• "Dayton's baby sister is six weeks old. How many days are in six weeks?"
• "Convert from minutes to hours. [Blank] minutes equals 9 hours."
• "How many minutes are in 2 hours?"
• "Cyrus slept for eight hours last night. How many minutes are in eight hours?"

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3.MD.1, MA.4.M.1.2, MA.5.M.1.1, 3.7C Measurement And Data Solve Problems Involving Measurement And Estimation Of Intervals Of Time, Liquid Volumes, And Masses Of Objects. Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a number line diagram.

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In 5th grade time worksheet, students can practice the questions on units for measuring time. The questions are based on convert the time, addition of time, subtraction of time, elapsed time, Word problems on time.

I. Convert the following:

(i) 12 hours to minutes

(ii) 2 hour 15 minutes to seconds

(iii) 5 days to hours

(iv) 4 weeks to days

(v) 25 days to week and days

(vi) 11:35 p.m. to 24 hour clock

(vii) 1640 hours to 12 hour clock

(viii) 2118 hours to 12 hour clock

II. Add the following:

(i) 12 minutes 20 seconds and 32 minutes 25 seconds

(ii) 35 minutes 30 seconds and 13 minutes 50 seconds

(iii) 6 hour 28 minutes 45 seconds and 7 hour 38 minutes 28 seconds

(iv) 62 years 8 months and 7 years 5 months

(v) 13 weeks 2 days and 10 weeks 3 days

III. Subtract the following:

(i) 25 minutes 20 seconds from 37 minutes 50 seconds

(ii) 7 hour 15 minutes from 9 hours

(iii) 14 week 3 days from 16 week 1 day

(iv) 8 years 7 months from 11 years 9 months

IV. Complete the given table:

V. Answer the following questions:

(i) Ron is travelling to his home town. He travelled for 4 hours 35 minutes by car, 5 hours 40 minutes by train and 50 minutes by auto-rickshaw. How much time did it take Ron to reach his hometown?

(ii) Fredrick spends 1 hour 30 minutes in gym each day except Sunday which is a holiday. How much time does he spend in the gym in 1 week?

(iii) Rita is 6 years 14 weeks old and his cousin is 6 years 50 days old. Who among them is older and by how much?

I. (i) 720 minutes

(ii) 8100 seconds

(iii) 120 hours

(iv) 28 days

(v) 3 weeks 4 days

(vi) 2335 hours

(vii) 4:40 p.m.

(viii) 9:18 p.m.

II. (i) 44 minutes 45 seconds

(ii) 49 minutes 20 seconds

(iii) 14 hour 7 minutes 13 seconds

(iv) 70 years 1 month

(v) 23 weeks 5 days

III. (i) 12 minutes 30 seconds

(ii) 1 hour 45 minutes

(iii) 1 week 5 days

(iv) 3 years 2 months

IV. (i) 1 hour 35 minutes

(ii) 2:25 a.m.

(iii) 0130 hours

(iv) 14 November

(v) 6 August

V. (i) 11 hours 5 minutes

(ii) 9 hours

(iii) Rita is older, 48 days

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Telling the Time Worksheets

Here is our collection of telling the time worksheets for kids.

The following worksheets involve children telling the time with an analogue clock, and matching analogue and digital times.

O'clock and Half-past

Here is our selection of telling the time worksheets for 1st grade.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

• read o'clock and half-past times;
• convert o'clock and half-past times to digital;
• draw clock hands correctly to mark out o'clock and half-past.
• Telling Time Worksheets o'clock and half past

Quarter Past and Quarter To

Here are our collection of clock worksheets for 2nd grade. These sheets cover telling the time for quarter past and quarter to times.

Using these second grade math worksheets will help your child to:

• read quarter past and quarter to times;
• convert analogue to digital times;
• draw clock hands in the correct place for quarter past and quarter to.
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Telling the Time to 5 minutes

This section contains our 3rd grade time worksheets to help children tell the time in multiples of 5 minutes.

Using the sheets in this section will help your child to:

• tell the time to the nearest 5 minutes;
• become familiar with both digital and analogue times;
• add and subtract time intervals;
• use the words 'past' and 'to' to describe the time correctly.

These 3rd grade time worksheets will help your child become more familiar with telling the time.

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Telling the Time to 1 minute

This section contains our 4th grade time worksheets to help children tell the time to the nearest minute.

• tell the time to the nearest minute;
• add and subtract time intervals.

These 4th grade time worksheets will help your child become more familiar with telling the time.

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Converting Time

• 24 Hour Clock Conversion Worksheets

On this webpage there is a selection of printable 24 hour (military time) conversion worksheets which will help you learn to convert from 24 hour clock to standard 12 hour time, and from standard time to 24 hour time.

An answer sheet is provided with each sheet and the sheets are graded with the easiest sheets coming with supporting information.

Time Interval Worksheets

These sheets will help you learn to add and subtract hours and minutes from times as well as working out a range of time intervals.

There are also sheets to help you practice adding and subtracting time intervals.

• Add and Subtract Time Worksheets
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They are good at developing an understanding of the language used in time.

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Time Conversion Calculators

Our time calculators will allow you to convert any digital time into a military time, and back.

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Children will recap how to convert between different units of time with this PowerPoint. In the first part, they focus on converting from larger to smaller units of time by using multiplication, whilst in the second part they focus on the inverse. There are also two mini quizzes to test children's learning.

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25 Time Word Problems for Year 2 to Year 6 With Tips On Supporting Pupils’ Progress

Emma Johnson

Time word problems are an important element of teaching children how to tell the time. Children are introduced to the concept of time in Year 1. At this early stage, they learn the basics of analogue time; reading to the hour and half past and learn how to draw hands on the clocks to show these times.

As they move through primary school, pupils progress onto reading the time in analogue, digital and 24 hour clocks and being able to compare the duration of events. By the time children reach upper Key Stage 2, they should be confident in reading the time in all formats and solving problems involving converting between units of time.

Time in Year 1

Time in year 2, time in year 3, time in year 4, time in year 5 & 6.

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How to teach time word problem solving in primary school

Time word problems for year 2, time word problems for year 3, time word problems for year 4, time word problems for year 5, time word problems for year 6, more time and word problems resources.

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When students are first introduced to time and time word problems , it is important for them to have physical clocks, to hold and manipulate the hands. Pictures on worksheets are helpful, but physical clocks enable them to work out what is happening with the hands and to solve word problems involving addition word problems and subtraction word problems .

Time word problems are important for helping children to understand how time is used in the real-world. We have put together a collection of 25 time word problems, which can be used with pupils from Year 2 to Year 6.

Time word problems in the National Curriculum  

In Year 1, students are introduced to the basics of time. They learn to recognise the hour and minute hand and use this to help read the time to the hour and half past the hour. They also draw hands on clock faces to represent these times. 

By the end of Year 2, pupils should be able to tell the time to five minutes, including quarter past/to the hour and draw the hands on a clock face to show these times. They should also know the number of minutes in an hour and the number of hours in a day.

In Year 3, children read the time in analogue (including using Roman Numerals). By this stage they are also learning to read digital time in 12 and 24 hour clock, using the AM and PM suffixes. Pupils record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; know the number of seconds in a minute, days in a month and year and compare durations of events.

By Year 4, pupils should be confident telling the time in analogue to the nearest minute, digital and 24 hour clock. They also need to be able to read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 12 and 24 hour clocks and solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months and weeks to days. 

By Year 5 and 6, there is only limited mention of time in the curriculum. Pupils continue to build on the knowledge they have picked up so far and should be confident telling the time and solving a range of problems, including: converting units of time; elapsed time word problems, working with timetables and tackling multi-step word problems .

Time word problems have been known to appear on Year 6 SATs tests. Third Space Learning’s online one-to-one SATs revision programme incorporates a wide range of word problems to develop students’ problem solving skills and prepare them the SATs tests. Available for all primary year groups as well as Year 7 and GCSE, our online tuition programmes are personalised to suit the needs of each individual student, fill learning gaps and build confidence in maths.

Why are word problems important for children’s understanding of time

Word problems are important for helping children to develop their understanding of time and the different ways time is used on an every-day basis. Confidence in telling the time and solving a range of time problems is a key life skill. Time word problems provide children with the opportunity to build on the skills they have picked up and apply them to real-world situations.

It’s important children learn the skills needed to solve word problems. Key things they need to remember are: to make sure they read the question carefully; to think whether they have fully understood what is being asked and then identify what they will need to do to solve the problem and whether there are any concrete resources or pictorial representations which will help them.

Here is an example:

Mr Arrowsmith drives to Birmingham. He sets off at 3:15pm. He stops for a break of 15 minutes at 4:50 and arrives in Birmingham at 6:15pm.

How long did Mr Arrowsmith spend driving?

How to solve:

What do you already know?

• We know that he set off at 3:15pm and stopped for a break at 4:50. We can calculate how long the first part of his journey was, by counting on from 3:15 to 4:50.
• He had a break at 4:50pm for 15 minutes, so we won’t include that in our driving time calculation.
• He then must have set off again at 5:05pm, before arriving at 6:15pm. We can use this information to work out the length of the second part of his journey.
• We can then add the 2 journey times together, to calculate the total amount of time spent driving. 

How can this be represented pictorially?

•  We can use a number line to calculate the length of time each journey takes.
• If we start by adding on an hour, we can then calculate how many more minutes for each section of the journey.
• Once we have calculated the journey time for each part of the journey, we can add these together to calculate the total journey time.

Time word problems in Year 2 require students to read the time to o’clock and half past the hour and compare and sequence time intervals. 

Oliver went for a bike ride with his friend. 

He left home at 2 o’clock and came home at 4 o’clock.

How long was he out on his bike for?

Answer: 2 hours

Count on from 2 o’ clock to 4 o’clock or subtract 2 from 4.

Mum went shopping at 3 o’clock and got home an hour later.

Draw the time she got home on the clock below.

Tom baked a cake.

The cake was in the oven for one hour. 

If he took the cake out at half past 11, what time did he put the cake in?

Answer: Half past 10

Use an hour from half past 11.

Arlo starts school at 9 o’clock and has his first break at half past 10. 

How long does he have to wait for his first break?

Answer: One and a half hours.

(Use a number line to count on from 9 to half past 10)

The Smith family are going to the beach.

They plan to leave home at 10 o’clock and the journey take two hours.

What time will they arrive at the beach?

Answer: 12 o’clock

(Use a number line to count on 2 hours from 10 o’clock)

With time word problems for year 3 , students build on their understanding of analogue time from Year 2 and also begin to  read the time in  digital (12 and 24 hour clock). Children also need to be able to compare time and durations of events.

Chloe is walking to football training.

She sets off at 8:40am and takes 17 minutes to get there.

What time does she arrive?

Answer: 8:57

(Count on 17 minutes from 8:40 – use a number line if needed)

(Picture of analogue clock with 2:30 showing here)

Maisie says that in 1 hour and 48 minutes it will be 4:28.

Do you agree? Explain how you worked out your answer.

Answer: Maisie is wrong. It will be 4:18. 

This can be worked out by counting on an hour from 2:30 to 3:30 and then another 48 minutes to 4:18.

The Baker family are driving to their campsite. 

They set off at 8:30 am, drive for 2 hours and 15 minutes, then had a 30 minute break. 

If they drive for another 1 hour and 45 minutes, what time do they arrive at the campsite?

Answer: 12:45pm

Use a number line to show what time they arrive at the break. From 8:30, count on 2 hours and 15 minutes to get to 10:45. Add on the 30 minute break. It is now 11:15. They count on another hour and a half  to 12:45

Ahmed looks at his watch and says ‘it is half past 4 in the afternoon’

Jude says that it is 17:30 in a 24 hour clock.

Is Jude correct? Explain your answer.

Answer: Jude is not correct. Half past 4 in the afternoon is 16:30 not 17:30

How many minutes are there in 2 hours and 30 minutes?

Answer: 150 minutes

60 + 60 + 30 = 150

When solving time word problems for year 4 , pupils need to be confident telling time in analogue, and digital, as well as converting between analogue, 12 hour and 24 hour clock. They also begin to solve more challenging problems involving duration of time and converting time.

If there are 60 seconds in 1 minute. How many seconds are there in 8 minutes?

Answer: 480 seconds

60 x 8 = 480 seconds (calculate 6 x 8, then multiply by 10)

Mason played on his VR from 3:35 to 5:25.

How long did he play on his VR?

Answer: 1 hour and 50 minutes.

Count on from 3:35 (using a numberline if needed)

Jamie started his homework at 3:45pm. He finished 43 minutes later.

What time did Jamie finish? Give your answer in 24 hour clock.

Answer: 16:28

Count on 43 minutes from 3:45 (use a number line, if needed) = 4:28. Convert to 24 hour clock.

Chloe and Freya went to the cinema to watch a film. The film started at 2:05pm and lasted for 1 hour and 43 minutes. 

What time did the film end?

Answer: 3:48pm

Count on one hour from 2:05 pm to 3:05pm, then add another 43 minutes – 3:48pm

A family is driving on their holiday.

They drive for 2 hours and 28 minutes, stop for 28 minutes and then drive a further 1 hour and 52 minutes.

If they left at 8:30am, what time did they arrive?

Answer: 1:18pm

2 hours and 28 minutes from 8:30am = 10:58am

10:58am with a 28 minute break = 11:26am

1 hour 52 minute drive from 11:26 am = 1:18pm

With word problems for year 5 , pupils should be confident telling the time in analogue and digital and solving a wider range of time problems including: converting units of time; interpreting and answering questions on timetables and elapsed time.

The sun set at 19:31 and rose again at 6:28. 

How many hours passed between the sun setting and rising again?

Answer: 10 hours and 57 minutes

Count on from 19:31 to 5:31 (10 hours)

Then count on from 5:31 to 6:28 (57 minutes)

A play started at 14:45 and finished at 16:58.

How long was the play?

Answer: 2 hours and 13 minutes

Count on 2 hours from 14:45 to 16:45, then add another 13 minutes to get to 16:58

How many seconds are there in 23 minutes?

Answer: 1380 seconds

Show as column method: 60 x 23 = 1380

Max ran a race in 2 minutes 13 seconds, Oscar ran it in 125 seconds. 

What was the difference in time between Max and Oscar?

Answer: Oscar was 8 seconds faster.

Max – 2 minutes 13 seconds, Oscar – 2 minutes 5 seconds (difference of 8 seconds)

4 children take part in a freestyle swimming relay.

There times were: 

Maisie: 42.8 seconds

Amber 36.3 seconds

Megan 48.7 seconds

Zymal 45.6 seconds

What was the final time for the relay in minutes and seconds?

Answer: 2:53.4

(Show as column method) 42.8 + 36.3 + 48.7 + 45.6 = 173.4 seconds

173.4 seconds = 2:53.4

No new time concepts are taught to pupils in word problems for year 6 . By this stage they are continuing to build confidence and develop skills within the concepts already taught.

Chess: 25 minutes

Basketball: 40 minutes.

Trampolining: 30 minutes

Gymnastics: 50 minutes

Tennis 40 minutes

Tri golf – 45 minutes

Hamza is choosing activities to take part in at his holiday club.

The activities can’t add up to more than 2 hours.

Which 3 activities could he do, which add up to exactly 2 hours?

Answer: Trampolining, gymnastics and tennis: Trampolining: 30 minutes, gymnastics: 50 minutes, tennis: 40 minutes.

5 children took part in a sponsored swim. The children swam for the following lengths of time:

Sam: 27 minutes 37 seconds

Jemma: 33 minutes 29 seconds.

Ben: 23 minutes 18 seconds

Lucy: 41 minutes 57 seconds

Oliver: 39 minutes 21 seconds

Answer: 18 minutes 30 seconds

Longest: Lucy: 41 minutes 57 seconds

Shortest: Ben: 23 minutes 18 seconds.

Difference – count up from 23 minutes 18 seconds to 41 minutes 57 seconds = 18 minutes 39 seconds

What is 6 minutes 47 seconds in seconds?

Answer: 407 minutes

60 x 6 = 360

360 + 47 = 407 minutes

Bethany’s goal is to run round her school running track in under 8 minutes.

She runs it in 440 seconds. Does she achieve her goal? How far above or below the target is she?

Answer: Bethany beats her target by 40 seconds

8 minutes = 8 x 60 = 480 minutes

Lucy’s favourite programme is on TV twice a week for 35 minutes. 

In 6 weeks, how many hours does Lucy spend watching her favourite programme?

Answer: 7 hours

420 minutes = 7 hours

(Show as column method) 35 x 12 = 420 minutes

420 ÷ 60 = 7 

For more time resources, take a look at our collection of printable time worksheets. Third Space Learning also offers a wide collection of word problems covering a range of topics such as place value, decimals and fractions word problems , percentages word problems , division word problems , ratio word problems , addition and subtraction word problems , multiplication word problems , money word problems and other word problem challenge cards.

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Units of Time Reasoning and Problem Solving

If the idea of six quality reasoning and problem-solving questions designed to get your class applying their understanding of time sounds good to you, download this Year 3 Units of Time worksheet! It can be done at school or at home, and comes with a handy answer sheet to save you time when it comes to marking. You could even pass the answers to your children and get them to self- and peer-mark. It's up to you!

Curriculum Objectives

• Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o’clock, a.m./p.m., morning, afternoon, noon and midnight
• Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year
• Compare durations of events [for example to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]

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Shelter inflation — rent and homeownership costs — is still rising well above a 5% rate, and for the past year, more than half of overall inflation in the economy has been due to rising housing costs. The only way to effectively tame shelter inflation – particularly with elevated interest rates for both mortgages and development/construction loans — is to build more attainable, affordable housing.

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• Eliminate excessive regulations;
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• Pass federal tax legislation to expand the production of affordable and attainable housing;
• Overturn inefficient local zoning rules;
• Alleviate permitting roadblocks;
• Adopt reasonable and cost-effective building codes;
• Reduce local impact fees and other upfront taxes associated with housing construction;
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• Update employment policies to promote flexibility and opportunity.

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Eliminate Excessive Regulations

Regulations account for nearly 25% of the cost of a single-family home and more than 40% of the cost of a typical apartment development. Policies at all levels of government are needed to ensure agencies consider the true effect of regulations on small businesses.

Promote Careers in Skilled Trades

There’s a monthly shortage of nearly 400,000 construction workers, and builders will need to add 2.2 million new workers over the next three years to keep up with demand. Policymakers should support funding for construction trades education and provide more placement services to job seekers.

Fix Building Material Supply Chains

The cost of building materials has surged 38% since the pandemic. Of particular concern, the price of distribution transformers is up 72%, and along with a severe shortage of transformers, this is delaying housing projects across the nation.

Pass Federal Tax Legislation to Expand Production of Affordable and Attainable Housing

The Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act would expand the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and enable builders to increase production of badly needed affordable housing.

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Inefficient land use policies make it harder and more expensive to build. Localities need to rework ineffective zoning plans, and provide more options, such as reducing minimum lot sizes, allowing more accessory dwelling units and promoting missing middle housing (e.g., townhomes and duplexes).

Alleviate Permitting Roadblocks

Permitting delays at all levels of government delay housing projects and raise construction costs. Localities need to make it a priority to avoid needless bottlenecks in their approval processes. One easy solution is a time limit on how long the government has to either approve or deny a permit.

Adopt Reasonable and Cost-Effective Building Codes

Studies have shown that building to the 2021 IECC can add as much as $31,000 to the price of a new home and require up to 90 years for a home buyer to realize a payback. That’s not a reasonable trade-off and would not provide meaningful energy savings.

Reduce Local Impact Fees and Other Upfront Taxes

The home building industry agrees that some impact fees are necessary to cover the costs of increased public services for new home developments. However, lawmakers must impose impact fees fairly with the cost to the home buyer in mind.

Make it Easier for Developers to Finance New Housing

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks should be encouraged to support a secondary market for AD&C financing that would expand financing options for builders to increase the housing supply.

Update Employment Policies to Promote Flexibility

The current patchwork approach for builders to determine worker status, calculating overtime pay and prevailing wages creates, and documenting employment status creates unnecessary burdens and disincentivizes housing production.

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