Posts Tagged ‘housing’
States sue to block Trump rollback of fair housing protections
California and a coalition of other states sued the Trump administration Monday over its efforts to roll back fair housing rules that bar certain types of discrimination by landlords, including against LGBTQ+ people.California Atty. Gen. Rob B...
Lawmakers Target Malls for Housing, AI Regulation Advances
This story gives you a peek at the content coming to our new platform, TRD Policy Pro. Sign up to get early access here.Hi, let’s get into today’s news at the intersection of policy and real estate: A new state bill wants developers to turn...
NYC Rental Listings Shrinks As Housing Debate Intensifies
Apartment hunting in New York City has never been for the faint of heart — and the latest numbers suggest it’s only getting tougher. Rental listings across the five boroughs fell about 6 percent in February compared to the same month last ...
Remedies when the city council breaks housing laws
https://journal.firsttuesday.us/wp-content/uploads/Audio-LW_712.mp3Why this matters: California’s lack of available housing stalls growth of population and services. When public policy empowers more construction, it is important that the lo...
Local fees trap state housing affordability reforms in a vicious circle
Procedural and zoning barriers are proving to be only the beginning of the gauntlet for adding new ground-up residential supply to America’s housing-starved communities. While removing red tape and outdated zoning laws might formalize...
The 5 Strongest States Leading the ‘Two-Speed’ Housing Market
As home shoppers head into the spring buying season, where they live will dictate the median home prices they'll see. A recent report by real estate analytics firm Cotality identifies two opposite ends of the spectrum. “The current data r...
The 1.8 Million ‘Missing’ Households: Why Gen Z and Millennials Vanished From the Housing Market in 2025
The U.S. housing supply gap widened to 4.03 million units as new construction faltered last year, fueling a vicious cycle of displacement that has essentially erased an entire generation from the market. Nearly 2 million young would-be buyers...
As voters worry about housing costs, Trump wants prices to rise
President Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up construction so people can afford what has been a ticket to the middle class.Trump has instead argued for protecting existing owners who have watched the values of thei...
