In order to promote homeownership and prevent investment companies from purchasing owner-occupied homes, the Netherlands enacted a law in 2022 that allows municipalities to ban investors from purchasing properties under a certain price cap if they had the intention of…
Clash of the Titans: When Housing and Environment Super-Statutes Collide
A newly published law review article by UC Davis’s Chris Elmendorf and attorney Tim Duncheon investigates the slow-motion collision between two statutes at the center of California’s housing crisis: the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the state’s Housing Accountability…
On Sale: Rental Housing, 25 to 50 Percent Off (Some Upzoning Required)
For years, housing advocates and policy experts have sought answers to a key question about land use reform: Does upzoning reduce housing costs? A new paper from Ryan Greenway-McGrevy at the University of Auckland Business School offers evidence that it…
The Keys to the Low-Carbon City: Pro-Housing Land Use Reform
Cities often overlook land use reforms as tools to reduce climate pollution, but such reforms are among the most highly-leveraged (and under-utilized) tools at the disposal of urban leaders. A new report from Holland, Subin, Kay et al at the…
California YIMBY Congratulates Assemblymember Robert Rivas (Salinas) on Inauguration as Assembly Speaker
Pro-Housing Champion Has Led on Vital Affordability Reforms SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY issued the following statement on the inauguration of Assemblymember Robert Rivas (Salinas) as the 71st Speaker of the California State Assembly: “Robert Rivas has been a powerful champion…
REPORT — Los Angeles: The Dysfunctional Metropolis
June 27, 2023 — The process that the City of Los Angeles uses to approve multi-family housing proposals within its jurisdiction is a recipe for political corruption and high housing costs, and should be reformed to achieve broad housing affordability,…
Getting By on Reduced Supply: The Impact of Affordability Mandates
Housing prices in Seattle have soared as the city’s population has grown dramatically in recent decades. In response, policymakers in Seattle have implemented various strategies to try to increase housing affordability. One of these is the Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA)…
Understanding Attitudes Toward Housing in Sacramento
At the end of 2022, Valley Vision—a group dedicated to improving the livability of the Sacramento region—conducted a survey of residents of the capital region on housing and transportation, in partnership with SACOG and Sacramento State’s Institute for Social Research.…
Statement on Senate passage of SB 684
SB 684 will create new pathways to homeownership for Californians SACRAMENTO – Today, California YIMBY released the following statement about the passage of SB 684 on the Senate floor: “By passing SB 684 out of the Senate, California is one…
Water, Water Everywhere? Depends on Where You Look
Can the San Francisco Bay Area grow sustainably with a limited water supply? A new study by SPUR and the Pacific Institute shows that more dense development in urban areas can ensure that the region’s growing population does not add…