Modular housing fails to scale. Will policy reforms alter that?
Modular construction has failed to gain market share despite high-profile initiatives. Will federal policy reforms catalyze business mojo?
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A raft of California housing bills heads to Newsom; here’s what’s new
Measures span ADU fees, permitting timelines, infill townhomes, high-rise zoning near transit, and look to alleviate entitlement risk
Mounting ICE raids leave homebuilding’s frontlines frozen in fear
Amid a summer surge in job site raids, homebuilders in some states say that their workers, even those in the U.S. legally, got caught in the crosshairs
Modular Building Institute sues Oregon over modular wage rule
The case targets HB 2688 and a July 1, 2026 rule applying Oregon prevailing wages to out-of-state bespoke modules
Appeals court reboots NYC pied-à-terre tax rollout after pause
New York City’s ultra-rich started the week with a reprieve from having to prove residency to avoid a pied-à-terre tax. But as the week ends, the reprieve itself proved fleeting. A state appeals judge yanked back the roadblock on Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax plan Thursday afternoon in a Staten Island court. Brought by three homeowners, […]
Squeezed NYC affordable housing properties face reckoning
New York City’s regulated affordable housing sector is confronting a worsening financial squeeze, and a reckoning is coming unless solutions emerge, according to a new survey of owners, managers, lenders and other industry participants. The survey by affordable housing nonprofit NYC Housing Partnership found that 62% of respondents said operating costs have risen to unsustainable […]
Collier County private inspections fray sparks Florida turf war
Florida’s new push to accelerate homebuilding is hitting up a familiar wall of resistance in the Naples area: local resistance. Instead of fighting over zoning, the battle is about permitting. Private-provider inspectors say Collier County officials have thwarted third-party inspections required under state law. State lawmakers strengthened that law last year. It took effect July […]
New York City posts notice of new tax levy to pied-a-terre owners
Tax attorneys and accountants are about to make bank helping owners of non-primary homes navigate New York City’s pied-à-terre tax notifications, which started landing in mailboxes before the weekend. “If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 (million), check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs – […]
Michigan’s Whitmer steps up, signs single-stair reform into law
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took a big step toward clearing the path for developers to build smaller apartment buildings more affordably. Whitmer signed Michigan’s single-stair legislation into law this week, a green light for developers to build multifamily housing up to six stories more economically, with a single interior exit stairway. Michigan housing advocates say the […]
Will Trump’s new Canadian tariffs add cost risk for builders?
On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, raising questions about the potential impacts on homebuilders and residential construction costs.