Residential Construction
San Francisco Required to Change Restrictive Housing Approval Policies
State agencies want the city to speed up its alarmingly slow permitting process.
Report: New Housing Permits in Los Angeles Decline in 2023
Compared to last year, the city has approved 5.3 percent fewer residential units.
Size of New Homes Shrinking in the U.S.
Experts say more builders are building smaller homes to meet demand for cheaper ownership options.
A Year After Harvey, Homes Still Going Up on Houston Flood Plain
Despite the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey, builders and buyers alike are sustaining a market for new construction on land likely to get flooded again.
Parsing a Portland Rent Check to See Where the Money Goes
A deep dive into what a Portland rent check pays for sheds light on strategies to help lower rising rents.
In the Midst of a Housing Crisis, Soaring Costs Leave San Francisco Projects at a Standstill
San Francisco desperately needs more housing, but many projects sit unfinished as developers face cost challenges.
The 'Missing Middle' Fills a Gap in Cedar Rapids
Developers are adding an unprecedented level of new multi-family residential construction. Most of the projects are examples of missing middle housing typologies.
Residential Construction, Permitting Spiking in Early 2018
Residential construction activity hummed at a higher level in January 2018 than any point in all of 2017, according to newly released federal data.
A Quick Look at State-By-State Building Permit Data
Building permit data provides a barometer of the development market, which is a reflection of development processes and planning regimes. The arc of the country's housing construction trends bends toward Texas.
D.C. Zoning Code Change Will Further Limit Rear Additions
In a move that will restrict the building envelope of residential properties, the Washington, D.C. Zoning Commission approved limitations to the construction of rear additions.
U.S. Housing Stock Aging Fast
Age is only a number, they say. But that number is growing for the nation's housing stock, just like for the rest of us.
New York City Residential Construction Sluggish in Recovery
For a city famous for high cost of living, incredible demand for housing, famous examples of gentrification, and political pressure to build, New York City is lagging behind the volumes of residential construction approved in comparable cities.
Green Home Industry Set to Flourish
Stephen Lacey reports on findings in a new McGraw-Hill Construction survey that show the growing strength of the green residential construction sector.
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City of Albany
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
