Richard Lawson

Richard Lawson

Journalist/writer/storyteller

Richard Lawson is an award-winning journalist on housing and adaptive reuse.

Research: Supply Constraint Is Not No. 1 Driver Of Housing Crisis

Marketing & Sales

Research: Supply Constraint Is Not No. 1 Driver Of Housing Crisis

Findings imply that constrained housing supply is relatively unimportant in explaining differences in rising house prices among U.S. cities -- suggesting that easing housing supply constraints may not yield the anticipated improvements in housing affordability.

Florida Paradox: In-Migration Vs. Growing Signs Of An Exodus

Land

Florida Paradox: In-Migration Vs. Growing Signs Of An Exodus

Even as domestic migration cools, international migration is driving demand, and with it, there is pressure on land prices, baseline costs, and housing attainability.

How Climate-Forward Rules Trip Up California Affordability Push

Policy

How Climate-Forward Rules Trip Up California Affordability Push

California has struggled with housing shortages and affordability. Pursuing climate policies focused on infill development only could be making the struggle worse.

Regulation Recoil: Developers Avoid Gateway Cities ... Here's Why

Policy

Regulation Recoil: Developers Avoid Gateway Cities ... Here's Why

Multifamily rental developers focus on investments in the Sun Belt and secondary metropolitan areas, which have tended to outpace others in economic growth, especially in the past several years of the post-pandemic era.

States Raise Stakes In Bid To Rid Vacant Properties Of Squatters

Policy

States Raise Stakes In Bid To Rid Vacant Properties Of Squatters

Data on squatting is scant. The National Rental Housing Council surveyed members and released the results. Atlanta topped the country with an estimated 1,200 homes taken over by squatters, while Dallas-Fort Worth had 475 homes.

Research: Supply Constraint Is Not No. 1 Driver Of Housing Crisis

Marketing & Sales

Research: Supply Constraint Is Not No. 1 Driver Of Housing Crisis

Findings imply that constrained housing supply is relatively unimportant in explaining differences in rising house prices among U.S. cities -- suggesting that easing housing supply constraints may not yield the anticipated improvements in housing affordability.

Florida Paradox: In-Migration Vs. Growing Signs Of An Exodus

Land

Florida Paradox: In-Migration Vs. Growing Signs Of An Exodus

Even as domestic migration cools, international migration is driving demand, and with it, there is pressure on land prices, baseline costs, and housing attainability.

How Climate-Forward Rules Trip Up California Affordability Push

Policy

How Climate-Forward Rules Trip Up California Affordability Push

California has struggled with housing shortages and affordability. Pursuing climate policies focused on infill development only could be making the struggle worse.

Regulation Recoil: Developers Avoid Gateway Cities ... Here's Why

Policy

Regulation Recoil: Developers Avoid Gateway Cities ... Here's Why

Multifamily rental developers focus on investments in the Sun Belt and secondary metropolitan areas, which have tended to outpace others in economic growth, especially in the past several years of the post-pandemic era.

States Raise Stakes In Bid To Rid Vacant Properties Of Squatters

Policy

States Raise Stakes In Bid To Rid Vacant Properties Of Squatters

Data on squatting is scant. The National Rental Housing Council surveyed members and released the results. Atlanta topped the country with an estimated 1,200 homes taken over by squatters, while Dallas-Fort Worth had 475 homes.