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The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released an audit report yesterday condemning San Francisco’s housing policies.

Hawaii Governor Josh Green issued a new emergency proclamation to address the housing crisis in Hawaii. This is the third iteration of an earlier proclamation issued in July, which was meant to accelerate the approval of new housing units.

Massachusetts voters see the high cost of housing as a top concern, according to a recent UMass Amherst poll. But the poll also revealed that Massachusetts voters are latching on to false solutions to the state’s housing problems.

New York City’s Mayor, Eric Adams, released a plan last month to address the city’s housing shortage.

Voters in Colorado want solutions to the state’s housing crisis, but based on a recent poll, these same voters appear to support maintaining the status quo with respect to who makes housing policy and how.

Over the next decade, North Carolina’s population is expected to grow by 17%, or 2 million people, putting a strain on the state’s housing supply.

Utah’s housing deficit is the third worst in the nation, with more than 61,000 new homes needed to meet growing demand for housing in the state.

In the last two years, the housing supply has surged in many parts of the country, with more apartments under construction in each of the last two years than in any year since the federal government began keeping track. The result is that, now, rents are flattening and even declining in some cities. Take it as proof that truly effective rent stabilization comes from abundant housing supply, not from ham-handed, one-size-fits-all government regulation. – Stateline