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State zoning preemption tested as Colorado lot bills fail

May 6, 2026 by bp56691

After years of pushing housing affordability reforms, Colorado legislators hit a wall — crashing up against the limits of how much zoning control they could strip from local governments. This year, they sought to require most cities to allow single-family homes on lots as small as 2,000 square feet, about a third the size of […]

Missouri may expand its first-time homebuyer savings tax break

May 5, 2026 by bp56691

Saving for a first home in Missouri is about to get a significant tax break – with a big if – provided the state Senate’s latest housing bill makes it through the House. Senate Bill 1001 passed the Senate this spring and now sits before a House committee. The bill includes a sweeping upgrade to […]

North Carolina Let Them Build Act targets environmental reviews

May 1, 2026 by bp56691

As North Carolina House Democrats take another swing at sweeping housing reform, a Democratic senator is seeking to streamline environmental reviews to accelerate construction. Sen. Woodson Bradley filed the “Let Them Build Act” on Thursday afternoon, days after House colleagues filed a bill titled “Relieving Housing Bottlenecks” to address the state’s affordable housing crisis. For […]

With the Hill in limbo on ROAD Act, the toll on BTR projects climbs

May 1, 2026 by bp56691

A bipartisan letter questions Section 901 as developers cite frozen lending and lost projects as a result of the provision.

Colorado lawmakers act to reality-check Prop 123 housing targets

April 30, 2026 by bp56691

Nearly four years ago, Colorado voters approved a special fund to address the affordable housing crisis following Covid-19. Meeting the fund’s objectives, however, proved harder for participating cities than expected. State legislators are now scrambling to fix that. The Senate passed House Bill 1313 on Thursday with amendments. It is headed back to the House, […]

Minnesota zoning reform push for starter homes falters

April 27, 2026 by bp56691

A third go at trying to reboot starter-home construction in Minnesota is on life support at the state Legislature, with supporters scrambling to revive it before the session ends. High-profile zoning reform bills failed in a House committee and missed key Senate deadlines late last month, potentially dooming the effort as had happened over the […]

Pritzker’s honor: Illinois housing reform fight intensifies

April 24, 2026 by bp56691

The fight over Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sweeping housing reform agenda is intensifying as both sides harden their positions. Supporters and detractors by the thousands delivered their opening arguments Thursday at the first major hearing on Pritzker’s six-bill package. Pritzker’s BUILD plan seeks to lower costs by making construction easier and faster statewide. It would […]

California court curbs Coastal Commission on building permits

April 23, 2026 by bp56691

A California home builder sought to build three additional houses on lots it had owned for more than two decades in a coastal county. That should have been easy. It had already built four nearby homes. But it wasn’t. Years of court hearings followed when a state agency overrode San Luis Obispo County’s authority and […]

Kentucky housing reform bill collapses in final hours

April 16, 2026 by bp56691

Kentucky’s failure shows how difficult housing politics remain even as other states manage to pass modest reforms.

California lawmakers weigh state-backed loans for downtown housing towers

April 14, 2026 by bp56691

Assembly Bill 2074, dubbed the Downtown Revitalization Act, would ease approvals and offer state-backed, low-interest financing near major transit hubs.