Housing Supply and Affordability
Executive SummaryCalifornia and many urban areas nationwide face a housing affordability crisis. New housing production has chronically failed to meet housing needs, causing housing prices to escalate....
View ArticleHousing Mandates May Hit Los Angeles
With some members referring to a "housing crisis," the Los Angeles city council recently voted 15-0 to request that the City Attorney's Office draft an inclusionary zoning ordinance. This would place...
View ArticleDo Affordable Housing Mandates Work? Evidence from Los Angeles County and...
Executive SummaryCalifornia and many urban areas nationwide face a housing affordability crisis. New housing production has chronically failed to meet housing needs, causing housing prices to escalate....
View ArticleAffordable Housing Mandates Make Bay Area Less Affordable
In the Bay Area it is "Affordable Housing Week," comprised of events aimed at raising awareness and educating area citizens about the problem of rising housing costs.It's a great opportunity for...
View ArticleHuge Hidden Tax on Homes
Orange County Register The median sale price of a home in Orange County hit $543,000 in May, according to Data-Quick, a real-estate information service. Now imagine finding out you paid a hidden tax of...
View ArticleAffordable Housing in Monterrey County
Executive SummaryMonterey County is in the process of updating its General Plan. The old proposed General Plan Update (GPU) had a number of problems and was voted down by the Board of Supervisors in...
View ArticleEnd, Don't Mend, County's Inclusionary Housing Program
The housing crisis in Monterey County and the Bay Area is getting worse by the day.Monterey now ranks as the third least affordable major metro area in the entire country behind only Santa Barbara and...
View ArticleStatewide Growth Management and Housing Affordability in Florida
Florida is recognized as a national leader in the “Smart Growth” movement. The state has given housing goals a special prominence in regional and urban planning, explicitly requiring its cities to plan...
View ArticleUrban Planning, Foreclosures and the Recession
My recent blog post on Planetizen.com's Interchange sparked an extensive debate and discussion on the role of land-use planning and the housing bubble. The discussion thread does a good job of...
View ArticleMarket-Driven Solutions Can Help Create Affordable Housing in Sarasota
Sarasota Observer As former City Commissioner Eileen Normile told the Observer, “I don’t know how we understand the term ‘affordable housing’ without defining what that term is. What’s affordable to...
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