Will the ROAD Act change what pencils for multifamily rentals?

July 2, 2026 by bp56691

While the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act remains in Oval Office big yawn limbo, its game-changing relevance to multifamily developers, apartment builders, rental housing investors and capital providers is clear. The bill has passed both chambers of Congress by historic bipartisan margins. What it has not yet done is become law. That leaves four […]

California November ballot: a billionaire tax and new local tax limits

July 1, 2026 by bp56691

California has long been synonymous with high taxes, but new fights over who will pay them are exposing a sharper fault line. The state increasingly reaches for “tax the rich” tools to fund housing and social programs, while anti-tax forces try to constrain those same tools. California’s tax fight is unfolding under a national spotlight. […]

Newsom signs balanced budget with $1.7B locked-in for housing

June 30, 2026 by bp56691

This time last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state budget that included sweeping housing reforms that allowed urban residential developers to avoid rigorous environmental reviews. This year’s budget, which Newsom signed on Monday, does not carry the same historic housing reforms as last year. Instead, it is historic for balancing the budget. “For […]

DeSantis signs Live Local 4.0 housing reform into Florida law

June 29, 2026 by bp56691

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act on Friday, cementing the state’s commitment to building affordable housing. House Bill 1389 takes effect July 1. It extends state preemption of local zoning rules and closes a loophole that local governments used to discriminate against affordable housing projects with relative impunity. Since […]

The ROAD Act and the 26.4% regulatory cost stack on new homes

June 29, 2026 by bp56691

While Washington waits to see whether the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law by presidential signature, by inaction, by override, or not at all, homebuilders and developers already know the issue at stake does not wait. Here’s how regulatory cost adds up as a chokehold – not a theoretical – in the new-home […]

Midwestern markets emerge as hotspots for rental momentum

June 29, 2026 by bp56691

A new report from Cavan Companies adds to a growing body of research identifying the Midwest as a leading region for rental housing returns and rent growth.

ROAD work ahead

June 24, 2026 by bp56691

A fiendishly brilliant advertising copywriter working for Benetton during the “hanging chads” Presidential election controversy in 1992 took a circa-1973 Yogi Berraism and transformed it for a New York City billboard on the heavily trafficked northbound West Side Highway. “It ain’t Oval ‘til it’s Oval!” the message read, as the matter made its way up […]

HUD aims to help multi-story manufactured housing go vertical

June 18, 2026 by bp56691

HUD proposed a rule to allow chassis free upper floors in manufactured homes, a change developers say can cut $5,000 to $10,000 per home.

Double-take double jeopardy: Housing surnames for $100

June 17, 2026 by bp56691

Housing readers see Clayton and Pulte in DC headlines and assume builder deals, even when stories are unrelated to housing companies.

Why hazard insurance is becoming a housing market constraint

June 15, 2026 by bp56691

The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are striking a widening geographic area across our country, and their frequency appears to be rising. The cobbled-together framework of consumers’ hazard insurance policies, state insurance programs, the national flood insurance program, and […]