Developers do want to get involved, but you're right that homeowners often fight changes to zoning. Not all homeowners, but enough. People who live in single

Developers do want to get involved, but you're right that homeowners often fight changes to zoning. Not all homeowners, but enough. People who live in single family homes often think that multifamily dwellings are going to destroy the value of their property somehow. Since the zoning laws are on the books, changing them is much harder than maintaining the status quo, which is on the side of NIMBYs.