Policy
California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Transit-Density Housing Bill
California’s Legislature has passed SB 79, a sweeping housing bill that overrides local zoning to allow multifamily housing near transit. The measure—years in the making—cements the state’s role as a national bellwether for density reforms.
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Frank Anton: By-The-Numbers, The Measures Of Racial Equity
We introduce Dream Team member Frank Anton, an iconic voice in housing, with an analysis series, each of whose topics spring from a single, meaningful statistical measure.
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Homebuilders Get Caught In The Appraisal Gap Vortex
The lag time between market pricing, comparables, and fair appraisals -- already an issue prior to the pandemic -- puts more potential buyers at risk of failure as they try to qualify for loans in hot markets.
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How Did We Get Here? The Origin Of Housing Scarcity In America
Land use, development, and investment expert -- and TBD Dream Teamer -- Scott Cox weighs in on a key question for municipal officials. If "we can't build our way out of" the housing crisis, what's the plan?
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Recalculating Risk: The Californiafication Of US Housing
TBD Dream Teamer Scott Cox unpacks how to grapple with where housing's at, where it's heading, and what builders, developers, and investors need to do to factor for disrupted supply and demand forces.
Policy
From Peak To Trough To Rebound In 60 Days: The Covid Recesison
The recession that was -- from February 2020 to April 2020 -- goes down as a record-breaker for its speedy duration. Except for the millions still living in its grip, and in fear of its next wave of pain.
