Housing and urban policy: the politics, the legislation and what it does to supply. Thesis Driven reports on state pro-housing bills and what they actually delivered, the abundance movement and the backlash to it, preemption fights between states and cities, rent regulation and tenant protection, subsidy and tax policy, court rulings that reset the ground rules, and why affordability keeps outrunning production.
While challenges to single-family zoning draw attention, other reforms could have an even bigger impact. Real estate investors should be paying attention.
California's "remedy" offers GPs tantalizing relief from cities' strict zoning codes and Byzantine processes. But does it offer a practical opportunity for real estate operators and investors?
Armed with the belief that cities can be great places to raise children, a handful of residential developers are building urban apartments explicitly designed for families with kids.
