SACRAMENTO — California has for years endured a housing crisis, as median statewide home prices top $825,000 and coastal metros see prices soar well above $1 million. The results are predictable. Large percentages of Californians struggle to get by. “California…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It takes a disaster to get California officials to approve even exceedingly modest reforms to its regulatory system. For instance, a recent news report from CalMatters focused on the Los Angeles City Council’s unanimous decision to consider allowing…
Scott Turner, the new secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is considering a new name for the agency. I have one for him to consider — the Department of Housing Opportunity. Here’s why: In a Nov. 20, 2024,…
The federal government is hoping you, the public, won’t notice that homelessness in America reached an all-time high last year. That was the impression given by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) when it quietly released the 2024…
If you want to build housing on your property, can the government demand that you first give your land to someone else to live on? Or that you pay for someone else’s house (on someone else’s property) before you get…
The American dream felt like it was on life support until earlier this month when citizens took to the polls to vote for a government willing to unleash the market boom that started nearly a decade ago. Under the Biden–Harris…
By cutting its borrowing rate by a half percent on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve has provided some potential relief for wannabe home owners. The cut will lower mortgage rates and signals a sense that inflation is slowing a bit. With rising…
In its continuing frenzy to see anticompetitive behavior behind every bush — and then apply the wrong remedies — the Biden Department of Justice recently sued RealPage, a technology company that helps landlords determine how much to charge in rent. …
When bipartisanship is extremely difficult to come by, policymakers seem to agree on the urgency for permitting reform. The regulatory burden of the existing permitting process is hampering America’s infrastructure potential. From housing to major transportation projects, the lack of…
