Marketplace: “How landlords and tenants are reacting to a changing rental market”
The post-COVID rental market is experiencing significant changes affecting renters and landlords alike.
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POLITICO Magazine: “Political Leaders Are Finally Responding to the Housing Crisis. They Need to Move Faster”
Nationwide, cities and states are tackling the same issue: overly restrictive zoning policies that impede or prohibit new housing construction.
Hey SoCal: “Schiff introduces bill to turn government buildings into affordable housing”
This week, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-30) introduced a bill that aims to repurpose the federal government’s inventory of roughly 45,000 underutilized buildings for affordable housing.
The New York Times: “Biden Suggests a Bigger Federal Role to Reduce Housing Costs”
Economists in the Biden administration are taking aim at what they believe to be one of the most significant challenges facing the president’s re-election campaign: lack of federal action on housing costs.
The New York Times: “Fudge Steps Down as Housing Secretary”
Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, will step down on March 22nd after three years.
National Multifamily Housing Council: “NMHC Report: Rent Regulation Policy in the United States”
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) released a literature review analyzing the negative effects of rent regulations last week.
Urban Institute: “Place the Blame Where It Belongs”
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.
Bloomberg: “Europe’s Red Tape Puts €82 Billion in Housing Investment at Risk”
A lesson from Europe about housing policy
CNN: America is becoming a country of YIMBYs
According to a new poll from Pew Charitable Trusts, public approval is growing for several policy measures that would make it easier to build new multifamily housing. Popular policies include legalizing accessory dwelling units, legalizing duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes; building of affordable housing development near major transit; and simplifying housing permitting processes. – CNN
Bloomberg Opinion: “What the YIMBY Winning Streak Means”
The pro-housing movement earned major victories in states across the country this year.