Fault Lines Surface as CEQA Exemption Accelerates Housing
California’s CEQA exemption is speeding residential projects, yet fault lines surface as opponents deploy new delay t...
Housing
On this Housing tag page, you'll find 4 articles analyzing affordability, policy shifts, and market dynamics to help you budget smarter, plan for future home costs, and grow your finances.
67 articlesNew-Home Purchase Applications Slip Signals Slower April
April 2026 data show a 2.4% year-over-year drop in new-home purchase applications, the first annual decline since lat...
A Common-Sense Approach to Housing Affordability Today
Lawmakers unveil a plan centered on a common-sense approach housing affordability to address supply and cost hurdles....
Backyard Homes Could Be the Answer Housing Crunch Right
Rising rents and mortgage costs push households toward backyard ADUs. This report explains costs, timelines, and how ...
Vermont's Business Storage Units Booming as Demand Rises
Vermont’s self-storage operators report strong demand and long waitlists as housing scarcity and an aging population ...
America Could Soon Oversupplied with Homes: What It Means for Loans
A shifting housing supply could change how loans are priced and approved. This article breaks down what oversupply me...
Chattanooga Creates Unit-Level Pilot for Mixed-Income Housing
Chattanooga launches a novel unit-level PILOT designed to mix affordable and market-rate apartments. The plan ties pe...
Last Year’s Shutdown Made April Rent Numbers Look Ugly
April’s rent reading jumped 0.6% as the government finally catches up on a year of data, a quirk that has investors w...
Georgia Adopts with Permit Shot Clock to Accelerate Housing
Georgia approves a statewide permitting reform aimed at delivering faster, more predictable housing permits. The law,...
Mungo Appoints Rojas President of Mid-Atlantic Region
Mungo Homes has named Ric Rojas president of its newly formed Mid-Atlantic region, a move designed to accelerate grow...
Leading with Purpose: Teresa Shapes Housing Inclusion
Teresa Palacios Smith leads a broad push to embed inclusion into everyday operations at HomeServices of America, tur...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Pushes State Investor Ban
A proposed state ban on institutional buyers could change how Californians get loans for homes and how lenders price ...