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🗣️ Check out this must-read Op-Ed from Housing Santa Cruz County! Elaine Johnson, Executive Director of Housing Santa Cruz County, explains why Proposition 5 is a game-changer for affordable housing in California. This crucial measure seeks to lower the threshold for public approval of affordable housing and infrastructure from 66.7% to 55%. Elaine shares why this change is essential for getting much-needed housing built in our state. 📢 Read more and join the conversation: https://ow.ly/U8cP50TOYtB 📸: Yes on 5

How can we increase the housing supply in 2025 and reduce high housing costs? Our housing policy experts, Salim Furth, Emily Hamilton, and Charles Gardner, outline 17 policies that state lawmakers can pursue to boost the housing supply and lower housing costs in 2025. Their research shares insights from successful bipartisan housing reforms across states, including Connecticut, Arizona, and Montana. For more details, read the full paper here: https://lnkd.in/dqvHFRQv

Why is California's Affordable Housing Mandate Becoming Controversial? | James Ardaiz 🔴 WATCH NOW: https://lnkd.in/g65r3xDy "I don't think the Affordable Housing Act is about affordable housing at all. What it really is, is just an aspect of socialism. Carmel is very densely populated. It's one square mile. There's really no spot to put them other than taking away from existing infrastructure." Siyamak sits down with James Ardaiz, a retired California appellate judge and resident of Carmel-by-the-sea. He’ll discuss the challenges a small beach town like Carmel-by-the-sea faces when trying to meet the state’s housing mandate. #California #RealEstate #Housing

WFSB's I-Team dives deep into Connecticut's housing crisis in a five part series: The Impossible Dream. Hear from state lawmakers, including the Partnership's Policy Director, Sean Ghio, as they explore affordability issues, rising home prices, local zoning laws, affordable housing laws and potential solutions to one of our state's biggest challenges. CT’s Housing Crisis: https://heyor.ca/wpzOn9 CT’s Lack of Housing Supply fueling housing crisis: https://heyor.ca/C4G9dC Do local zoning laws play a role in CT’s Housing Crisis?: https://heyor.ca/uysjUz What does affordable housing / 830-g mean in CT?: https://heyor.ca/wMKnT3 State Lawmakers share potential solutions to housing crisis: https://heyor.ca/7xpSSA

An insightful and important read, authored by my partner and mentor Timothy Hollister. Parts 2 through 4 of this series also now available and linked on the Hinckley Allen page.

In his latest publication, firm partner Leonard Braman examines the intricacies of Connecticut's affordable housing crisis, as well as what local developers and residents should know. Read it here: https://bit.ly/44hJPnj

Continuing our series on the 2024 Council Priorities, and in honor of Affordable Housing Month this May, we are sharing details about the Council’s 2024 Priority Housing for Social and Economic Balance and 21 adopted objectives that are timebound and measurable, to advance this priority. Learn about renter protections and other efforts seeking to support the 40% of our residents that are renters, Area Housing Plans and other programs implementing priorities within the recently adopted revised Housing Element, interim housing project Homekey Palo Alto status and more! https://bit.ly/3KcciC9

The second edition of our ‘8 Weeks of Planning’ series is here! This week, our Director, Annie, delves into how the proposed changes to the NPPF will impact affordable housing. As the demand for affordable housing continues to rise, Annie Brafield analyses if Labour’s ideas are more of the same or if it could lead to a different approach. #constructionnews #planningnews #pragency

My latest and ~totally non-controversial ~~ book from the CATO Institute…. Even in Newberg housing prices are crazy, really expensive land is not being utilized properly, people are not getting what they want and there is a sense that we as a community could do much better. While I don't agree with everything Bryan Caplan and Ady Branzei say they do present a solid, evidence-based, argument for the value of deregulation and the immediate and long-term outcomes. Thanks Dennis Littlefield for the recommendation. What is a good book or article you have read on the housing issues our community is dealing with?

Discover the latest developments in San Francisco's housing policies with Supervisor Aaron Peskin's proposed legislation. Dive into the details of how this new bill aims to reshape the city's approach to affordable housing and development. Read more in the SF Chronicle article here: https://bit.ly/49ZMUtF #SanFrancisco #HousingPolicy #AffordableHousing #HELMRealEstate #JustinHedemarkRealEstate #HELMCrew #SFRealEstate #SanFranciscoRealEstate #BayAreaRealEstate #SanFrancisco #HappyClients #DesiredResults