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.
In this recent opinion piece, the WSJ Editorial Board argues that New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed Good Cause Eviction standards equate to universal rent control and will be grossly ineffective as they “increase disincentives for investment” and “layer on subsidies.”
Last week, the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles upheld legislation that allows city and county governments to authorize housing developments with up to 10 units in some urban areas, including around transit hubs.
HB 538, the final piece of Governor Wes Moore’s housing package, passed the Maryland House on Thursday — it now moves to the Senate days before the close of the legislative session on April 8th.
New Jersey Assembly Bill 4 was signed into law last week, substantially revising the state’s Fair Housing Act.
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.
A recently released study from the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development confirms that the demand for housing in the city is outpacing supply and, as a result, rents are climbing.
Attorneys Christopher Cunio and Aidan Gross argue that Massachusetts’ contentious MBTA Communities Act – intended to encourage housing near public transit statewide – represents a milestone in tackling the state’s housing crisis but requires “teeth,” i.e., better enforcement mechanisms.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore and his Housing & Community Development Secretary Jake Day make the case in this op-ed that housing affordability should be the top concern for Maryland policymakers.
An amended version of HB 5390, a bill that would encourage housing development near public transit hubs, passed the House Planning and Development Committee last week.
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