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Public sector impact on finance, building safety, the environment, tax, local economics, and land use must be reframed as partnership in solutions.

'Do We Really Want To Add Housing Attainability Solutions?'

Policy

'Do We Really Want To Add Housing Attainability Solutions?'

Scott Cox challenges leaders across the private sector, government, and communities to confront an uncomfortable truth: America’s housing crisis may not stem from a lack of solutions, but from a lack of will.

Capitol Close-Up: U.S. Senate Focuses On Affordability Crisis

Policy

Capitol Close-Up: U.S. Senate Focuses On Affordability Crisis

Housing's affordability crisis, whether or not the economy weakens, shakes off its challenges, or rebounds over the next 12 to 24 months, is on pace to get worse for those in its clutches.

Trough Coming Or Going, Expect The Unexpected In The 2023 Plan

Leadership

Trough Coming Or Going, Expect The Unexpected In The 2023 Plan

Here are data points that tend to run counter to narratives that shape our plans. Assumptions support our planning; what happens if our assumptions – even ones based on the consensus of expert thinking – don't prove correct, or go sideways?

Construction Talent Of The Future Is Here, ... Hidden In Plain Sight

Policy

Construction Talent Of The Future Is Here, ... Hidden In Plain Sight

We come to the end of the beginning of a new decade with plenty of good reason to celebrate stunning achievement in the face of challenge. Too, a new future of work in building has only just begun to make an impact.

Economic Force Alone Won't Fix What Ails Housing Affordability

Policy

Economic Force Alone Won't Fix What Ails Housing Affordability

Land entitlement -- and residual property values -- hold crucial keys to solving for the 'most important question facing the housing field.'

Steps Toward Reform: Get Past The NIMBY Versus YIMBY War

Policy

Steps Toward Reform: Get Past The NIMBY Versus YIMBY War

Housing affordability – when it comes to working households' access to homes near where they work – comes down to the ground, its entitlement, and the first costs and carrying expense of getting title to the dirt.

'Do We Really Want To Add Housing Attainability Solutions?'

Policy

'Do We Really Want To Add Housing Attainability Solutions?'

Scott Cox challenges leaders across the private sector, government, and communities to confront an uncomfortable truth: America’s housing crisis may not stem from a lack of solutions, but from a lack of will.

Capitol Close-Up: U.S. Senate Focuses On Affordability Crisis

Policy

Capitol Close-Up: U.S. Senate Focuses On Affordability Crisis

Housing's affordability crisis, whether or not the economy weakens, shakes off its challenges, or rebounds over the next 12 to 24 months, is on pace to get worse for those in its clutches.

Trough Coming Or Going, Expect The Unexpected In The 2023 Plan

Leadership

Trough Coming Or Going, Expect The Unexpected In The 2023 Plan

Here are data points that tend to run counter to narratives that shape our plans. Assumptions support our planning; what happens if our assumptions – even ones based on the consensus of expert thinking – don't prove correct, or go sideways?

Construction Talent Of The Future Is Here, ... Hidden In Plain Sight

Policy

Construction Talent Of The Future Is Here, ... Hidden In Plain Sight

We come to the end of the beginning of a new decade with plenty of good reason to celebrate stunning achievement in the face of challenge. Too, a new future of work in building has only just begun to make an impact.

Economic Force Alone Won't Fix What Ails Housing Affordability

Policy

Economic Force Alone Won't Fix What Ails Housing Affordability

Land entitlement -- and residual property values -- hold crucial keys to solving for the 'most important question facing the housing field.'

Steps Toward Reform: Get Past The NIMBY Versus YIMBY War

Policy

Steps Toward Reform: Get Past The NIMBY Versus YIMBY War

Housing affordability – when it comes to working households' access to homes near where they work – comes down to the ground, its entitlement, and the first costs and carrying expense of getting title to the dirt.