Affordable Housing – Cantilever Real Estate

Pennsylvania bill targets local curbs on shared housing

January 21, 2026 by bp56691

A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers wants to scrap local limits on shared living in a move that could reopen the door to boarding houses, single-room occupancy buildings, and other shared housing statewide. House Bill 2109 – with support from seven state legislators signing on sponsor a committee vote – would bar municipalities from using zoning […]

Florida lawmakers muscle up on a raft of new housing reforms

January 20, 2026 by bp56691

One of the nation’s most aggressive housing policy reform agendas of the post-pandemic era greets Florida lawmakers as they enter their 2026 legislative session bent on improving housing affordability. With a coordinated set of “fix” bills, Sunshine State lawmakers want to add more muscle to the state’s workforce housing program. Proposed legislation would legalize more […]

Judge approves sale of 5,100 contested rent-stabilized NYC apartments

January 19, 2026 by bp56691

A federal bankruptcy judge ruled to authorize the sale of 5,100 mostly rent-stabilized units in New York City in a deal that Zohran Mamdani tried to stall on the day he swore in as the new New York City mayor. With the decision, international real estate firm Summit Properties USA will acquire 93 buildings from […]

Maryland bids for deeper reforms to address housing affordability

January 7, 2026 by bp56691

Three new bills would legalize smaller homes, speed up approvals, and promote building near transit stations.

Judge Valderrama’s ‘roadmap’ for successful antitrust litigation in affordable housing crisis

January 2, 2026 by bp56691

A federal judge’s dismissal of a manufactured housing antitrust case offers a clear roadmap for future litigation—and raises broader questions about consolidation and affordability.

NAR legislative priorities for 2026 focus on housing supply, affordability

December 26, 2025 by bp56691

NAR’s 2026 priorities focus on bipartisan solutions to expand housing inventory and address affordability challenges.

Spanberger unveils Virginia housing affordability plan

December 19, 2025 by bp56691

Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger (D) focused on improving affordability during her campaign. To follow through, she rolled out a housing agenda that leans heavily on preservation of existing affordable homes, empowering localities to add more, and rebuilding state-level tools.