Two New Papers Explore the Potential of Commercial to Residential Conversions
Commercial land is ubiquitous throughout California, but can repurposing these areas for housing make a meaningful dent towards the state’s housing production needs? Two new papers from the Terner Center explore the potential for commercial land to be used for new homes. Strip Malls to Homes: An Analysis of Commercial to Residential Conversions in California finds that over the five-year period of 2014 to 2019 about 38,000 homes were built on commercially zoned land across…
Past Webinar: Converting Commercial Lands to Housing: Potential Impact and Promising Models
Commercial land is ubiquitous throughout California, but can repurposing these areas for housing make meaningful progress towards the state’s housing…
CalMatters Op-Ed: Washington, We Need Every Dollar of Housing Aid
As federal negotiations around the Build Back Better package continue, a historic commitment of $327 billion towards housing is at…
Taking Housing Solutions from the Near-Term Crisis to the Long-Term Crisis
As a result of state and federal eviction moratoria and renter financial stress during the pandemic, landlords, particularly smaller-scale owners,…
Single-Family Zoning Reform Highlights a Breakthrough in California Housing Policy
2021 was a breakthrough year for California housing policymaking as lawmakers approved historic statewide zoning reforms and committed unprecedented resources…
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