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According to a poll performed in mid-January, homelessness and housing costs rank among the top concerns for Coloradans.

Lawmakers in Washington State are considering two bills – House Bill 2114 and Senate Bill 5961 – that would, if passed, discourage housing investment in the Evergreen State.

Several industry experts agree that the rental market in Minnesota’s Twin Cities has “quieted” in recent years. Notably, new housing construction permits, including those for mother-in-law units and additions to public housing, have dropped from 1,638 in 2021 to 1,130 in 2023.

In his first year as New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams released a plan to build 500,000 new housing units in the city by the end of the decade.

Last year, Florida lawmakers passed the Live Local Act, a law that banned rent-control measures, eliminated local barriers to new construction, and provided incentives for builders to include workforce housing in otherwise market-rate projects.

The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) released a literature review analyzing the negative effects of rent regulations last week.

The Urban Institute released a new report last week, aptly titled “Place the Blame Where It Belongs.” Two things make this report stand out: (1) the speed with which it gets to the point and (2) the systematic way in which it debunks myths about housing affordability in America.

A lesson from Europe about housing policy