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Do Investors Drive Up Housing Costs? Dutch Researchers say, “Nee.”
In order to promote homeownership and prevent investment companies from purchasing owner-occupied...

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...

The HomeWork: July 12, 2023
Welcome to the July 12, 2023 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California...

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...

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...

California YIMBY Congratulates Assemblymember Robert Rivas (Salinas) on Inauguration as Assembly Speaker
Pro-Housing Champion Has Led on Vital Affordability Reforms SACRAMENTO – Today, California...
REPORT — Los Angeles: The Dysfunctional Metropolis
June 27, 2023 -- The process that the City of Los Angeles uses to approve multi-family housing...

The HomeWork: June 16, 2023
Welcome to the June 16, 2023 Main edition of The Homework, the official newsletter of California...

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...

Understanding Attitudes Toward Housing in Sacramento
At the end of 2022, Valley Vision—a group dedicated to improving the livability of the Sacramento...