A Year After the Wildfires, L.A. Homelessness Spikes
admin After two years of declines, the city of Los Angeles is once again reporting that its homeless population is on…
Housing Policy
When Is a Park Fee Unconstitutional?
A California developer is suing the city over a 'recreation in-lieu' fee it's charging him just to subdivide a lot…
Taking the W
Developers are quickly filing projects under California's new transit-oriented housing law before some cities impose local limits.
Europe, A.C., and the Housing Exception to America’s Economic Success Story
Restrictive land-use rules reduce housing construction a little each year, producing today's nationwide housing shortage.
Housing Villains
Trump emerges as a major roadblock to supply-side housing reform in Washington, while Mamdani gets his rent freeze.
Mamdani Got His Rent Freeze Wish. Don’t Expect New York City Housing To Become More Affordable.
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rent for approximately 1 million apartments on Thursday night.
Pick Your YIMBY
The D.C. mayoral race offers two leading candidates who are saying a lot of the right things about housing supply.
Streamlining and Taxes
New York lawmakers exempt some housing projects from SEQRA review while approving a new tax on high-value second homes in…
Fewer Migrants, Fewer Homeless
Homelessness fell last year due largely to the ebbing influx of migrants into big city shelter systems.
A Reprieve for Build-To-Rent
The House passes a housing bill that protects build-to-rent development while still cracking down on large investors.