Policy
Homebuilders Urged To Invest In Frontline Jobsite Workers Now
As homebuilding slows, workforce investment becomes the make-or-break factor for long-term capacity. Building Talent Foundation CEO Branka Minic warns that cutting training and career-path spending now will deepen the industry’s structural labor crisis for years to come.
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Nashville Leaders Unite Behind Density Push, Critics Push Back
Music CIty advances a sweeping zoning reform plan to allow “missing middle” housing types citywide, aimed at adding 91,000 new homes. Supporters say it's a step to address affordability and inclusion. Critics warn the city is overstating growth projections and favoring developers.
Policy
North Carolina Housing Reform Falters Amid Political Gridlock
Lawmakers aimed for sweeping statewide housing reform but settled for modest deregulation. The result: a small victory in a long, unfinished fight over affordability and zoning control.
Policy
Pulte Brings Homebuilder Know-How Inside Fannie Mae
Washington is tightening the link between federal housing finance and builder operations. Liquidity, land strategy, and affordability are now intertwined.
Policy
Grappling With State-Mandated Density, Sharp Local Pushback
Seattle is deep into a big push to reshape its housing landscape: Dismantling single-family zoning to comply with Washington’s 2023 law that legalizes middle housing. Richard Lawson examines how the One Seattle Plan could double capacity and create 120,000 new homes. But not without a fight.
Policy
Vacant To Vibrant: Baltimore’s $6B Housing Play To Revitalize
Baltimore launches a $1.2B redevelopment initiative—leveraging $5B private capital—to tackle vacant homes and rewrite zoning for “missing middle” housing.
