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Much Ado about ADU Financing

In a new joint paper from the UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation and USC Lusk Center for Real Estate, Green et al (2022) assess the challenges and opportunities of financing for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), also known as…

How Shared Appreciation Loans Can Help Fix the California Dream

In a new report from California State Treasurer Fiona Ma’s office prepared by California Forward, California Community Builders, HR&A Advisors, and CSG Advisors, researchers show how the state government can invest in racial justice and housing security by supporting a…

California YIMBY scores big hits on Chris Hayes, The Nation, and more!

This week, California YIMBY staff scored some major press hits for the pro-housing movement. First, our new Policy Director Ned Resnikoff joined MSNBC’s Chris Hayes for a conversation about homelessness and the need for more housing. In this hour-long conversation,…

How Remote Work Drove Pandemic Housing Demand – and Prices

A new working paper by Mondragon & Wieland (2022) at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) suggests that the shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic accounted for at least half of the price increases in housing nationwide.…

Report: Housing Justice is Essential for Reparations

California’s Reparations Task Force was established in 2021 to provide a policy framework for providing reparations for slavery to African-Americans. Their Interim Report, released in June 2022, covers significant aspects of housing opportunity and segregation, with proposals to begin redressing…

California YIMBY Comment on CARB 2022 Scoping Plan

California YIMBY submitted the following comments regarding the California Air Resource Board’s Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update. We commend CARB’s analysis and encourage the Air Board to use existing SB 32 authority to preempt local restrictions at inextricable odds with…

Barriers to Prosperity: How Housing Bans Harm California’s Middle-Income Households

Middle-income households in California face a critical dearth of housing options, increasingly squeezed by the rising costs of housing on the private market and limited resources from the public sector. A new study by Garcia et al. (2022) at the…