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California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Transit-Density Housing Bill

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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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How To Reinvent Zoning To Rid Housing Of Racial Inequity

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How To Reinvent Zoning To Rid Housing Of Racial Inequity

Brookings fellow Lance Freeman proposes a model for public-and-private sector retooling of land-use practices to make them racially-equitable.

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In Market Talktrack, Uncertainty, Even Concessions Crop Up

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In Market Talktrack, Uncertainty, Even Concessions Crop Up

Two terms have surfaced in the spotty, choppy limbo market dynamic that has checked up both construction flow and demand mojo: Pause and Concessions.

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Help Wanted: 'The Most Powerful And Consequential Job In Housing'

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Help Wanted: 'The Most Powerful And Consequential Job In Housing'

The newly-open FHFA permanent director position has become a lightning rod for battles over government's role in housing's affordability crisis.

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Tri Pointe CEO Doug Bauer On The Inflation Spectre And His Plan For That

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Tri Pointe CEO Doug Bauer On The Inflation Spectre And His Plan For That

A candid TBD one-on-one conversation with the top-20 ranked homebuilder's chief strategist, who believes 'politicized economics led to a bad recipe to stimulate the economy when they did.'

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Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain

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Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain

For those whose livelihoods stem from work producing homes in the housing crisis, each area of expertise looks through his or her own lens, and each assigns a different weight of importance to forces that impact that cost curve.

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California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Transit-Density Housing Bill

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.

READ THE STORY
How To Reinvent Zoning To Rid Housing Of Racial Inequity

Policy

How To Reinvent Zoning To Rid Housing Of Racial Inequity

Brookings fellow Lance Freeman proposes a model for public-and-private sector retooling of land-use practices to make them racially-equitable.

READ THE STORY
In Market Talktrack, Uncertainty, Even Concessions Crop Up

Policy

In Market Talktrack, Uncertainty, Even Concessions Crop Up

Two terms have surfaced in the spotty, choppy limbo market dynamic that has checked up both construction flow and demand mojo: Pause and Concessions.

READ THE STORY
Help Wanted: 'The Most Powerful And Consequential Job In Housing'

Policy

Help Wanted: 'The Most Powerful And Consequential Job In Housing'

The newly-open FHFA permanent director position has become a lightning rod for battles over government's role in housing's affordability crisis.

READ THE STORY
Tri Pointe CEO Doug Bauer On The Inflation Spectre And His Plan For That

Policy

Tri Pointe CEO Doug Bauer On The Inflation Spectre And His Plan For That

A candid TBD one-on-one conversation with the top-20 ranked homebuilder's chief strategist, who believes 'politicized economics led to a bad recipe to stimulate the economy when they did.'

READ THE STORY
Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain

Policy

Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain

For those whose livelihoods stem from work producing homes in the housing crisis, each area of expertise looks through his or her own lens, and each assigns a different weight of importance to forces that impact that cost curve.

READ THE STORY