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California lawmaker wants to make it easier for churches and colleges to build affordable housing

Federal bill would allow faith-based organizations and colleges to build affordable rental housing on their land and incentivize local governments to remove zoning and permitting barriers.

fromwww.housingwire.com

2 days ago

A blueprint for making housing more affordable

Ask most people what's wrong with housing affordability, and the answer comes quickly: rates are too high. It's an easy diagnosis, clean and intuitive, and it fits neatly into headlines and political talking points. But it's also incomplete, and increasingly, misleading. To understand why, it helps to start with something personal. The first home I bought was in 1989. It cost $259,000. My mortgage rate was 10 percent.

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fromThe Atlantic

1 month ago

Private Equity Is America's New Landlord

Institutional investors bought many U.S. homes since the pandemic but played a modest role; long-term supply constraints and policy barriers are primary causes.

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California lawmaker wants to make it easier for churches and colleges to build affordable housing

A blueprint for making housing more affordable

Private Equity Is America's New Landlord

#zoning-and-permitting
#zoning-and-permitting