The first two reports in this series on the May 2026 Zoning and Land Use Flexibility Survey showed that Americans broadly support starter homes, smaller lots, light-touch density, and homes near jobs ...

The first three reports in this series showed that starter-home reform begins from a position of broad public support, but that support is not automatic or evenly distributed. Many Americans favor ...

The Easthampton Rent Study Committee is seeking community feedback to help them create a home rule petition for local rent stabilization. The committee, which has been working on […] ...

Just about every effort to solve America’s housing shortage runs into the iron law of NIMBY: “not in my backyard.” Whenever a development is proposed in a place where people already live, existing ...

Residents can complete Census 2027 self-enumeration online through the SE portal. This online process takes about fifteen to twenty minutes to finish. After successful submission, a unique ...

When hostile central governments threaten cities directly, municipal leaders can contest the worst overreaches. Mayors can use municipal resources to restrict or defy the predatory actions of a ...

For mortgage and property professionals, the focus is less on today's decision itself and more on what comes next. With lenders continuing to reprice ...

In the second quarter of the year, 44% of real estate agents surveyed in CNBC's Housing Market Survey said they were seeing a balanced market between buyer and seller. Agents who reported at least one ...

A new federal bipartisan housing bill is now law despite the president's refusal to sign it. Woman is the only passenger on United flight, not prepared for what happens Something weird is going on ...

When I first moved to San Francisco, it was fun, hip, and affordable. Today it’s none of those things. Many factors drove its decline, but extreme rent control played a major role. Back then, ...

For the past decade, scarcity was the US housing industry’s most powerful marketing tool. The less there was to buy, the greater the urgency to keep bidding, even as prices hit record highs. Demand ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg is the first city in Florida to adopt the “Yes In God’s Backyard” (YIGBY) housing policy, allowing churches and other places of worship to build affordable ...