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Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis

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Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis

Texas is one of the nation's most active homebuilding states, yet affordability slips out of reach for millions. Lawmakers now aim to rewire the state’s zoning laws to boost supply, speed up approvals, and limit local obstruction. We unpack three key bills and the stakes behind them.

Zone Offense: North Carolina Moves To Fast-Track By Right Housing

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Zone Offense: North Carolina Moves To Fast-Track By Right Housing

North Carolina legislators are pushing a bipartisan bill that could fast-track housing where people need it most: near jobs and transit. Richard Lawson breaks down what it means, how it compares to other states’ moves, and why developers are watching closely.

How Climate-Forward Rules Trip Up California Affordability Push

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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.

States Raise Stakes In Bid To Rid Vacant Properties Of Squatters

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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.

Rent Protections Choke Supply, Drive Rents Higher, Data Says

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Rent Protections Choke Supply, Drive Rents Higher, Data Says

Has a century-high monument to sweeping American renter protections — many of them designed to battle greed, corruption and their byproduct inhumane living conditions common among rental properties of the past — become one of the cudgels to obliterate 21st-century solutions?

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Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis

Policy

Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis

Texas is one of the nation's most active homebuilding states, yet affordability slips out of reach for millions. Lawmakers now aim to rewire the state’s zoning laws to boost supply, speed up approvals, and limit local obstruction. We unpack three key bills and the stakes behind them.

Zone Offense: North Carolina Moves To Fast-Track By Right Housing

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Zone Offense: North Carolina Moves To Fast-Track By Right Housing

North Carolina legislators are pushing a bipartisan bill that could fast-track housing where people need it most: near jobs and transit. Richard Lawson breaks down what it means, how it compares to other states’ moves, and why developers are watching closely.

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.

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.

Rent Protections Choke Supply, Drive Rents Higher, Data Says

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Rent Protections Choke Supply, Drive Rents Higher, Data Says

Has a century-high monument to sweeping American renter protections — many of them designed to battle greed, corruption and their byproduct inhumane living conditions common among rental properties of the past — become one of the cudgels to obliterate 21st-century solutions?

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Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis

Policy 04.16.25

Texas Treads A New Path Into Zoning To Battle Housing Crisis

Texas is one of the nation's most active homebuilding states, yet affordability slips out of reach for millions. Lawmakers now aim to rewire the state’s zoning laws to boost supply, speed up approvals, and limit local obstruction. We unpack three key bills and the stakes behind them.

Zone Offense: North Carolina Moves To Fast-Track By Right Housing

Policy 04.09.25

Zone Offense: North Carolina Moves To Fast-Track By Right Housing

North Carolina legislators are pushing a bipartisan bill that could fast-track housing where people need it most: near jobs and transit. Richard Lawson breaks down what it means, how it compares to other states’ moves, and why developers are watching closely.

How Climate-Forward Rules Trip Up California Affordability Push

Policy 03.18.25

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.

States Raise Stakes In Bid To Rid Vacant Properties Of Squatters

Policy 03.11.25

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.

Rent Protections Choke Supply, Drive Rents Higher, Data Says

Policy 03.10.25

Rent Protections Choke Supply, Drive Rents Higher, Data Says

Has a century-high monument to sweeping American renter protections — many of them designed to battle greed, corruption and their byproduct inhumane living conditions common among rental properties of the past — become one of the cudgels to obliterate 21st-century solutions?