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Oregon last year rewrote the rules for one of the oldest and cheapest housing types: single-occupancy housing. As part of a broader housing reform, lawmakers — with little fanfare — passed a law that gave single-occupancy housing legal status after years of SROs being considered zoning ordinances and bans allowed due to safety and health […]
“Affordability is front and center for Americans across the country, who are feeling the pressure of rising housing costs,” said Sarah Brundage, president and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders (NAAHL), said in a statement released ahead of the State of the Union address. “Expanding homeownership is a goal worth championing. But […]
Many more people know how to do their job than why a particular approach works. This can pose serious and unknown risks, because if circumstances change, the previous ‘right’ solution may no longer work or opportunities may be missed. A few examples: Risk example In the mid-1990s, as Sacramento was recovering from California’s aerospace collapse, […]
The ROAD to Housing Act is a broad housing supply package that passed the Senate unanimously in October but has not yet received approval from the House. The legislation focuses on reducing regulatory and procedural barriers to housing construction, with the goal of accelerating the construction of both market-rate and affordable housing across the country. […]
Affordability is also emerging as the central fault line of next year’s election. Polls show that the cost of living is overshadowing other issues as the top concern among voters, and both major political parties are scrambling to create a credible plan to lower prices on everything, including housing. Spanberger’s plan would revive proposals that […]
The following is a joint statement released on October 27 by members of the Ontario housing sector, including the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) and the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA). Ontario is facing a housing crisis. Projects are stalling, builders are canceling developments and families and individuals are being priced out of the […]
I have been involved in federal housing policy for more than 50 years and started my career at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the 1970s and later served on the staff of the US House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs – now the Financial Services Committee – from […]
A coalition of BC municipalities, housing organizations and community groups calls on the provincial government to set up a permanent housing policy. Announced on Monday, the call for action follows a resolution of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM). The motion, brought forward by the North Central Local Government Association, urges the province to create […]
