TBDHousing affordability
Policy
Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain
For those whose livelihoods stem from work producing homes in the housing crisis, each area of expertise looks through his or her own lens, and each assigns a different weight of importance to forces that impact that cost curve.
Capital
The Incredible Shrinking Spec Inventory of New Homes
Markers of buying power short-circuiting include a sudden scarcity of below $300k new homes, and a drying up of ready-to-occupy spec inventory. Interest rates had better damned well not go up.
Policy
Shut Off: Mortgage Data Reveals Race Gap In Pandemic Re-Fis
Disparities -- directly tied to racial discrimination -- define the threshold of the 2020s. Will they define the decade?
Architecture
LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis
As a context to explore inspired and inspiring concepts, LA's "Low Rise" competition winners hew to a central theme: architecture as a solution for social, policy, economic, and cultural challenge.
Leadership
Hot Market Optics: The Triple-Threat Of Sizzling-Sales
The moment's alignment of stars – economic, social, and environmental – give the positive tidings of order-volume, deep demand, especially for lower-price-tiered new homes, and profitability, a darker side.
Leadership
Hot Market Optics: The Triple-Threat Of Sizzling-Sales
The moment's alignment of stars – economic, social, and environmental – give the positive tidings of order-volume, deep demand, especially for lower-price-tiered new homes, and profitability, a darker side.
Housing affordability
Policy 06.25.21
Reg Burden's A Bane, But Fixing Rules Alone Doesn't Mean Gain
For those whose livelihoods stem from work producing homes in the housing crisis, each area of expertise looks through his or her own lens, and each assigns a different weight of importance to forces that impact that cost curve.
Capital 06.24.21
The Incredible Shrinking Spec Inventory of New Homes
Markers of buying power short-circuiting include a sudden scarcity of below $300k new homes, and a drying up of ready-to-occupy spec inventory. Interest rates had better damned well not go up.
Policy 06.23.21
Shut Off: Mortgage Data Reveals Race Gap In Pandemic Re-Fis
Disparities -- directly tied to racial discrimination -- define the threshold of the 2020s. Will they define the decade?
Architecture 06.23.21
LA Story: Architecture's Role In Solving The Affordability Crisis
As a context to explore inspired and inspiring concepts, LA's "Low Rise" competition winners hew to a central theme: architecture as a solution for social, policy, economic, and cultural challenge.
Leadership 06.21.21
Hot Market Optics: The Triple-Threat Of Sizzling-Sales
The moment's alignment of stars – economic, social, and environmental – give the positive tidings of order-volume, deep demand, especially for lower-price-tiered new homes, and profitability, a darker side.