Policy
NYC Voters Back Affordability — Now Comes The Hard Part
New Yorkers have voted for change. Four sweeping housing charter amendments promise faster reviews, digital mapping, and more affordability—but the real battle begins as City Hall, the Council, and Albany clash over control.
Land
Drought Shifts Wildfire's Fault Lines Into No Man's Land Buys
Arguments pro and con on the risks of development, where and where not to develop, who's got which rights to do what, etc., are the matters of power, money, and politics. Meanwhile, there's a housing affordability crisis.
Policy
Oval Reach: White House Plan To Bolster Building Supply Chain
The Biden-Harris Administration's 100-day review of the U.S. supply chain crisis across key sectors gives specific focus to what ails homebuilders now. Is that a good thing?
Capital
Talking Housing Bubble? Start Talking Turkey ... And Talking Taper
Global house prices reached unprecedented peaks at historical 12-month rates of growth. Is there a taper-tantrum in oaur near future?
Brief
Price Tag For Regulation Costs On New Home Construction: $94K
A 24% slice of the new-home selling price pie goes now to "regulatory burden," the weight of land-use permitting, impact fees, cost-of-time charges, etc. in the pre-construction stages, and the added expense of start-to-completion construction cycle code and regulation.
Policy
Cities, States Clash Over New Hook Ups To Natural Gas
There is no place for homebuilders to duck and cover in the crossfire between blue dot cities and red state governments over the battle to phase out natural gas in homes.
