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    Office-to-housing conversion initiatives proliferate in California

    State policymakers have been pursuing policy changes that remove barriers to converting older commercial buildings into housing, with mixed success.

    By Keith Loria • March 25, 2026
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    Trump housing order could mean new barriers to federal funding for cities

    Local governments may need to ease zoning and environmental rules to stay eligible for federal support, an attorney says.

    By • March 25, 2026
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    Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive

    From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    Opinion // Surface Transportation Legislation

    To make housing more affordable, invest in infrastructure

    Homes need roads, water systems and power to serve them. A good start is renewing the federal surface transportation funding set to expire in September, writes a building materials executive.

    By Nathan Creech • March 23, 2026
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    NYC reinvigorates push for ADUs

    The city launched a dedicated website and is restarting a program to offer up to $395,000 to help qualifying homeowners build an ancillary dwelling unit.

    By • March 23, 2026
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    How housing policy reform drove down rents in Austin, Texas

    Removing regulatory barriers and subsidizing affordable housing helped clear the way for 120,000 new homes in the city between 2015 and 2024, according to Pew.

    By • March 19, 2026
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    Multifamily starts jump in January

    New apartment construction rose on a monthly and yearly basis, buoying residential building overall.

    By Julie Strupp • March 16, 2026
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    Could transit agency-owned land help solve California’s housing problem?

    A new study identified nearly 3,000 parcels suitable for affordable housing development.

    By • March 16, 2026
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    Bipartisan affordable housing legislation just cleared the Senate. Here’s what it could mean for cities.

    The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act does not tamper with local zoning regulations or include unfunded mandates, experts say.

    By • March 13, 2026
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    Trump administration unveils new plan for some homeless veterans: legal guardianship

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is teaming up with the Department of Justice for the initiative, which an advocacy group calls dehumanizing. 

    By • March 12, 2026
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    HUD appeals ruling that paused its plans to cut Housing First

    The agency wants to shift away from long-term supportive housing in favor of transitional housing with work requirements and addiction treatment mandates.

    By Julie Strupp • March 12, 2026
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    Florida advances bill to bypass local zoning, allow residential development on brownfields

    The Infill Redevelopment Act would increase housing supply in the state’s denser South Florida counties.

    By • March 11, 2026
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    How Durham, North Carolina, kick-started affordable housing development

    A $95 million bond agreement in 2019 has led to a swell of affordable housing units in the city. More local governments are following suit.

    By • March 10, 2026
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    Nearly 40,000 ‘shovel-ready’ affordable homes in California are stuck in financial limbo, report finds

    Billions in additional state funding are needed to unlock construction for 461 approved developments, according to a new analysis by Enterprise Community Partners.

    By • March 9, 2026
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    2 major cities update homelessness plans to focus on permanent housing

    Both Phoenix and Oakland, California, saw increases in unsheltered homelessness in recent years.

    By • March 6, 2026
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    NYC public housing has a vacancy problem, an investigation found. Squatters are filling the gaps.

    The number of vacant New York City Housing Authority apartments increased nearly 140% from 2022 to 2025, a New York City Department of Investigation report found. The vacancies are posing safety risks.

    By • March 5, 2026
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    4 ways Oklahoma can ease its affordable housing crisis

    An Urban Institute study detailed challenges in Oklahoma’s housing market but also noted solutions for the state.

    By • March 4, 2026
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    Got a spare room in Portland, Oregon? The city might give you $1K to rent it out.

    The home-sharing program is one of several city efforts to activate "underutilized" housing, Mayor Keith Wilson said.

    By • March 3, 2026
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    New bipartisan bill bars major investors from buying single-family homes

    Legislation released in the wake of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address aims to boost homeownership, but experts say it won’t solve the root problem plaguing housing affordability and access.

    By Julie Strupp • March 2, 2026
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    Frederick County, Maryland, plots a ‘more active’ approach to housing shortages

    The county needs to build nearly 32,000 housing units in the next decade to meet demand, a new report found.

    By • March 2, 2026
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    Teachers struggle to afford housing. What are districts doing about it?

    To help recruit and retain staff, more school districts are stepping in to give them a break on rent — and even a leg up on homeownership.

    By Anna Merod • Feb. 27, 2026
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    What Trump said about housing in his State of the Union address

    The president emphasized affordability in his economy-focused annual speech but offered little new information.

    By Julie Strupp • Feb. 26, 2026
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    How one company is using AI to transform affordable housing

    EliseAI is automating workflows and taking phone calls for property managers who oversee one in six rental units in the U.S., the company says.

    By • Feb. 26, 2026
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    US homes are becoming uninsurable, study says. Here are 3 things states can do.

    As natural disasters drive up home insurance costs, states are in a position to curb a looming insurability crisis, a Natural Resources Defense Council report says.

    By • Feb. 25, 2026
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    3 state-level parking reform efforts to watch

    To encourage housing development, more states are ending parking spot minimums.

    By • Feb. 23, 2026
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    Pritzker proposes statewide zoning standards to boost housing in Illinois

    Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker targeted local housing regulations in his State of the State this week, unveiling a path for more “missing middle” development.

    By • Feb. 20, 2026