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How Can Digitalization Improve Housing Planning and Regulation?
Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies unpacks new research on the role of digitalization in housing development
City of Boise Works to Develop Incentives for Affordable Housing
In Idaho, the City of Boise is implementing new tools for getting affordable housing developments off the ground
How Post-Pandemic Housing Policy Is Paving the Way for New Residential Development
The Inflation Reduction Act is creating an opportunity for builders and developers to test more innovative housing production methods that deliver energy efficiency and affordability to today's buyers
A Look Into Microgrids—What They Are and How They Work
As state funding becomes more readily available for energy-efficient building projects, interest in residential communities that act as their own miniature power grids, otherwise known as microgrids, is on the rise
Rental Supply Shortage Leads to Sharp Uptick in Adaptive Reuse Projects
In an effort to boost rental supply and alleviate affordability concerns in the housing market, developers are transforming commercial spaces into multifamily apartment buildings
Los Angeles Affordable Senior Development Includes Units for Formerly Homeless
Third Thyme, a 104-unit senior housing development in Los Angeles, is currently under construction with the help of $12 million in additional funding
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Planning + Development
Rental Supply Shortage Leads to Sharp Uptick in Adaptive Reuse Projects
In an effort to boost rental supply and alleviate affordability concerns in the housing market, developers are transforming commercial spaces into multifamily apartment buildings
Planning + Development
Los Angeles Affordable Senior Development Includes Units for Formerly Homeless
Third Thyme, a 104-unit senior housing development in Los Angeles, is currently under construction with the help of $12 million in additional funding
Planning + Development
City Mayors Push for Changes to Make Converting Office Buildings to Apartments Easier
New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., are among the cities advocating to alter zoning laws and building codes to allow for more office-to-residential conversions
Energy Efficiency
Is It Possible to Build Affordable Homes That Are Also Energy Efficient?
These developers see no reason why affordable housing can't also be sustainable
NAHB
NAHB Develops Land Use Resources for Home Builders and Buyers
NAHB Chairman's Message: An NAHB Land Development Committee working group is creating educational resources to help make land-use policy information more accessible
Q+A
Arx’s Approach to Underwriting Deals With AI
Born out of frustration with time-consuming, inefficient deal sourcing, Tomas Garcia started Arx with his brother to speed the underwriting process and increase housing inventory
Planning + Development
Why Are Developers Building Luxury Condos in Cities Facing an Affordable Housing Crisis?
While the supply of affordable housing units is falling in America's largest cities, luxury condo development is on the rise
Build to Rent
Debunking 6 Myths About Office-to-Residential Conversions
While vacant office space can be repurposed into housing that cities currently desperately need, there are a variety of myths and realities associated with doing so
Design
Developer Test Drives New Concept: Turnkey, Luxury One-Bedroom Bungalows
Designing and building the award-winning Bungalows—508-square-foot, one-bedroom luxury homes—was a risk The Beach Company opted to take … and it paid off
Demographics
How Homes and Neighborhoods Are Making Millennials and Gen Z Lonelier
The housing affordability crisis and design of American homes and neighborhoods may be hampering community connection and exacerbating the loneliness epidemic