Zoning Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed? Although there have been efforts to get rid of single-family districts, they lack the teeth to address the plethora of obstacles to residential development on a scale that would affect housing prices.
Housing Markets Sacramento Torn as Lawmakers Attempt to Rezone Single-Family Lots Only permitting new multifamily developments on single-family lots is the most recent move by Sacramento lawmakers meant to address the...
Zoning Colorado Developers Seek to Rezone Shopping Areas for Housing Centennial, Colo. developers no longer saw hope in finding new retail tenants to purchase space in now-vacant Sears and Macy’s as shopping...
Zoning California Bill Looks to ‘Upzone’ Single-Family Parcels A California bill currently in the works would change laws for single-family zones, allowing up to four units on one single-family lot. It...
Zoning Experts Say Relaxed Zoning Rules Will Boost Housing Supply The most effective way to increase the supply of housing would be to relax zoning rules, according to results from Zillow’s Home Price...
Construction Single-Family Zoning Creates Hurdles for Quick, Cost-Effective Construction The factors contributing to the current housing shortage began with the housing crash more than a decade ago when new construction severely...
Government + Policy Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that...
Zoning Sacramento on Brink of Reversing Residential Zoning Sacramento is close to approving one of the country’s first plans to end single-family residential zoning, which permits only one home on a...
Planning + Development Thomas Beadel on Splitting Lots, Doubling Inventory The business model for Thomas James Homes' Trademark by TJH brand brings more opportunities for buyers in neighborhoods where inventory is tight
Zoning Want a Home With More Space? Consider an ADU First Nearly 1.4 million single-family properties currently house some sort of accessory dwelling unit, whether it be a guest house, in-law suite ...