Kentucky housing reform bill collapses in final hours
Kentucky’s failure shows how difficult housing politics remain even as other states manage to pass modest reforms.
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California lawmakers weigh state-backed loans for downtown housing towers
Assembly Bill 2074, dubbed the Downtown Revitalization Act, would ease approvals and offer state-backed, low-interest financing near major transit hubs.
Georgia LIHTC credit match stays in place for now
Georgia left a key construction incentive for affordable housing untouched while offering no new relief from rising property tax valuations on LIHTC-reliant projects.
Virginia cities gain new tools to increase affordable housing supply
Virginia law lets every locality adopt voluntary inclusionary zoning, density bonuses, ADUs and trust-fund fee options.
Virginia YIGBY bill puts Spanberger housing agenda on the line
Spanberger faces pressure from local governments and a small but vocal group of civic organizations to veto the bill, extending the fight after they failed to stop it in the state’s General Assembly.
Minimum residential lot size dispute heats up in a Texas county
A battle has brewed over residential lot sizes in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law last year reducing them in the state’s biggest cities. Since the law didn’t apply statewide, Montgomery County, which abuts Houston, is trying again to increase its lot sizes after doing so last March. County planners say the increase […]
California steps up reform to join the single-stair bandwagon
California lawmakers have been at the forefront of zoning reforms to increase housing supply and affordability. New legislation filed Tuesday would put the state on the path to joining single-stair reform that other states and cities have already adopted. Assemblymember Alex Lee’s newly filed bill proposes increasing housing construction by reforming California’s building code to […]
Trending: employer housing benefits narrow affordability gaps
A growing number of private sector employers have quietly begun offering workers a benefit that helps them live closer to the office at a price they can afford. As housing costs soar, it has been policymakers nationwide who’ve hogged the headlines, zeroing in on zoning reform and regulatory rollbacks as fixes for America’s housing affordability […]
NYC builds taller housing again, as state, city law reset the stage
New York City is increasing housing density, though much of the early progress stems from state law changes and rezonings that predate Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration. Those moves are now starting to show up in steel and concrete, even as Mamdani advances his own housing agenda. The clearest example is in Midtown South. City officials […]
California bills target condo deposits and defect liability
California lawmakers are weighing bills that would reduce regulatory barriers to revive condominium construction, which has dropped significantly from its peak in the years before the Great Recession. Assembly Bill 1406 would raise the state’s liquidated-damages limit on new condominium sales from 3% of the purchase price to 6%. Backers frame the bill as “condo […]