Housing Supply

Anchorage Leaders Debate Zoning Reform Plan
Last year, the city produced the fewest new housing units in a decade.

The Paradox of American Housing
How the tension between housing as an asset and as an essential good keeps the supply inadequate and costs high.

New Jersey Law Clarifies Local Housing Needs
Cities will be required to submit plans for creating sufficient affordable housing under a new state law.

How ‘Filtering’ Opens Up Affordable Housing
An analysis of 12 U.S. cities found that new market-rate construction often leads to more affordable units becoming available, but the effect varies across housing markets.

Adaptive Reuse Bills Introduced in California Assembly
The legislation would expand eligibility for economic incentives and let cities loosen regulations to allow for more building conversions.

Milwaukee Considers Zoning Reform
The city is looking for ways to boost housing production, anticipating a growing population.

Policy Prescriptions for Modular Housing
Tweaks to building codes, zoning regulations, and financing mechanisms could unlock the potential of modular construction in the United States.

LA Zoning Reforms Could Yield Up to 250,000 New Homes
A draft plan would speed up permitting for residential projects with an affordability component and make more buildings eligible for adaptive reuse.

Proposed Federal Actions on Housing Fail to Address Inadequate Supply
A set of proposed policies would give tax relief to homebuyers and owners, but experts say a mismatch between supply and demand remains at the root of the crisis.

Opinion: Local Governments Must Take Urgent Action on Affordable Housing Funds
Cities and states have until the end of the year to decide how to spend federal affordable housing dollars.

HUD Reforms to Manufactured Housing Policy Could Unlock More Affordable Homes
The agency took a series of steps to make manufactured homes, often excluded from neighborhoods and loan programs, more accessible and affordable.

Feds Unlock Covid Aid Funds for Affordable Housing
New initiatives from the Treasury Department will let unspent assistance dollars fund a wider range of housing projects.

Opinion: Resort Towns Must Take Action to Keep Housing Affordable
The workers that keep many popular tourist destinations running find it more difficult to find affordable housing near their jobs as more remote workers move to scenic resort areas.

Commentary: San Antonio Needs ‘Thoughtful Reforms’ to Improve Affordability
The growing Texas city needs a new approach to meet its residents’ housing and mobility needs.

Video: How Tall Should Buildings Be?
Is there an ideal height — or should buildings be as tall as they need to be to fulfill housing needs?

Opinion: Make Way for Manufactured Housing
Manufactured homes can be an affordable and accessible solution to the housing crisis, but they’re zoned out of many U.S. neighborhoods.

5 Office Conversions Making Waves in 2024
Adaptive reuse projects are transforming underutilized office space into mixed-use hubs of housing and commerce.

Facing Housing Crisis, Oregon Could Alter its Historic Land Use Law
A 1973 state law creates urban growth boundaries that limit urban sprawl, but rising housing costs are causing lawmakers to consider a one-time expansion.

Housing Affordability Slow to Improve
Supply remains low, signaling little relief for renters and potential homebuyers.

How to Improve the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
With the housing shortage only getting worse, updates to a key federal program could help.
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