Opinion Solving the Housing Affordability Crisis Requires Reshaping Public Policy A look at how restrictive public policies are limiting developers' ability to bring new, affordable apartment homes to market
Housing Giants 2019 Housing Giants Report—Top 35 Starter-Home Builders Topped by Lennar, PulteGroup, and KB Home in the first three spots, these 35 builders lead the nation in starter-home closings in...
Affordability Low Mortgage Rates and Investors Are Causing Epic Housing Shortage National housing inventory fell 2.5% annually in September, a sharper decline than August’s 1.8% decrease, according to realtor.com ...
Affordability Can Garage Conversions Help California’s Housing Crisis? On the heels of a California state law that relaxes restrictions on building accessory dwelling units, venture capitalist Steven Dietz...
Affordability Will California’s New ADU Laws Create a Backyard Building Boom? Time will tell if new state laws allowing Californians to build a small apartment in their backyard and convert the garage into an accessory...
New-Home Sales How Much Down Payment Do You Need to Buy a House in a Big Canadian City? Vancouver is behind only Hong Kong for having the worst housing affordability in the world. Other major Canadian cities like Toronto,...
Affordability Extreme Weather Events Worsen Affordable Housing Crisis Housing damage from extreme weather events worsens the housing affordability crisis, according to a new report from the Center for American...
Affordability How Hillsborough County Got in the Way of Building Affordable Housing Jim Reynolds is a Tampa Bay home builder who wanted to do something about the affordable housing crisis. He decided to build low-cost...
Affordability Technology Can Help Ease Affordable Housing Shortage Technology can help owners manage affordable housing portfolios, which can contribute to the proliferation of more dwellings. Affordable...
Affordability Prefab Cabins Get the Fast Track for San Jose’s Bid to Boost Housing Stock San Jose reduced the annoying and lengthy process of applying for a permit and construction by pre-approving accessory dwelling units (ADUs)...