Construction Defect Liability in California: How Reform Could Increase Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
Condominiums—homes for purchase in multifamily buildings—have long represented a major entry point for more affordable homeownership. However, condominium development has significantly lagged across California over the past several decades. California’s construction defect liability laws are one of the key challenges impacting condominium development. These laws are intended as important consumer protections to protect home buyers from bearing the cost of fixing defects in newly built homes. However, the scope of these laws poses a disincentive…
Making Missing Middle Pencil: The Math Behind Small-Scale Housing Development
In recent years, state and local policymakers have passed legislation aimed at expanding construction of smaller-scale housing types, such as…
What Small Multifamily Rental Property Owners Tell Us About Implementation of Tenant Protection Laws
A new analysis, authored by Research Associate Shazia Manji, explores landlord awareness of tenant protection laws and draws on survey…
Past Event: Building Stronger Homelessness Systems: Strategies for Effective Coordination
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation and Homebase hosted a webinar looking at the importance of strong coordination within local…
Housing + Climate Policy: Building Equitable Pathways to Sustainability and Affordability
There is an urgent need for integrated, complementary housing and climate policies that tackle the intertwined challenges of environmental sustainability,…
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