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Last week, the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections issued a draft ordinance exempting certain new developments from design review in a large subsection of the city.

This week, Governor Jared Polis’s plan to address Colorado’s housing crisis cleared major hurdles in the state legislature.

Madison, Wisconsin, is loosening regulations on accessory dwelling units (ADUs), known also as “granny flats” or carriage houses.

After a weekend of closed-door talks with Governor Hochul and legislative leaders, New York lawmakers have come to an agreement on a legislative plan addressing the state’s pressing housing crisis.

Colorado House Bill 1313, which would allow the state to enforce housing density plans around public transit hubs, passed in the State House this weekend.

Alex Horowitz, director of the Pew Charitable Trusts’ housing policy initiative, argues that Hawaii’s housing shortage is to blame for the state’s high rental and homebuying costs. 

The post-COVID rental market is experiencing significant changes affecting renters and landlords alike.

Five years ago, elected officials in the D.C. area concluded that at least 320,000 new housing units were needed to accommodate the region’s anticipated growth.