Posts Tagged ‘housing’
In the Birthplace of Thanksgiving, a Modern Battle Erupts Over Affordable Housing
The sprawling town of Plymouth, MA, situated on the state’s South Shore, is many things at once. It’s been called “America’s Hometown.” It’s considered both part of the greater Boston area and the beginning of legendary Cape Cod....
California sues Trump administration to stop homeless housing cuts
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration Tuesday seeking to stop a federal policy change that advocates say could force 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back on the streets or into shelters. The lawsuit focuses on a fed...
To evolve, reuse buildings as housing, now
Why this article is important: Achievable intervention in California’s housing shortage requires multiple fronts. A new law approaches the shortage from the intuitive angle of reducing local agency discretion — the red tape leash — for ad...
One-to-ten unit housing permit times reduced
Why this article is important: Housing in California is in short supply, causing households to consolidate and pricing of homes to fail to adjust and offset heightened mortgage rates. This law cuts down on permit times for small housing develop...
The Housing Market Is Turning a Corner Going into 2026
After several years of high mortgage rates and hesitation from buyers, momentum is quietly building beneath the surface of the housing market. Sellers are reappearing. Buyers are re-engaging. And for the first time in what feels like forever, ...
Buyers: Results from the Zillow Consumer Housing Trends Report 2025
The Typical Buyer & Home Bought In this section, we provide a high-level overview of key buyer information and what their homes look like. According to the Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS), 5% of adults in the country are rece...
Record Shutdown Clouds Economic Data, and Housing Is Caught in the Middle
Without key government data during this record-breaking shutdown, the signals we do have on the economy are mixed and housing is caught in the middle. The federal government shutdown is now the longest one on record, surpassing the 2018–19 ...
What a Government Shutdown Really Means for the Housing Market
There’s been a lot of talk lately about how a government shutdown impacts the housing market. You might be wondering: Is it causing everything to grind to a halt? The short answer? No. The housing market doesn’t stop. It keeps moving. Home...
