Author: Ben Metcalf International models for social housing have gained relevance in the US in recent years.…
Most Bay Area households are affected in some way by the region’s ongoing affordability crisis: housing costs are increasing faster than incomes, nearly half of renters are cost-burdened, and rates of homelessness…
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…
In recent years, state and local policymakers have passed legislation aimed at expanding construction of smaller-scale housing types, such as duplexes, fourplexes, and small apartment buildings collectively referred to as “missing middle”…
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 findings collected during our previous study, published in January, on the ownership…
For middle-income Californians, housing affordability has worsened significantly in recent years. Yet few policy interventions or housing programs directly target this population. Building off our previous work modeling the math behind housing…
