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2026 California Legislative Preview

After enacting several high-profile housing bills in 2025, lawmakers have shown no indication that 2026 will be any less eventful. The legislature has shifted from its focus on land use regulations to…
Research and Policy

Terner Center Comments on Build to Rent Provisions of the 21st Century Road to Housing Act

As Congress examines and debates the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, the Terner Center was asked to provide feedback to staff on the potential impacts of the legislation's language on Built…
Research and Policy

Potential Pathways to Scale Innovative Construction Methods in California

Amid a deepening housing crisis, innovation in housing construction has emerged as a promising pathway to lower costs, shorten development timelines, and increase housing production.  Industrialized construction (IC) applies practices from manufacturing…
Research and Policy

Testimony to the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee

On February 26, 2026, Deputy Director of Research Ryan Finnigan testified to the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee on State Administration and General Government. Access the Hearing Agenda |…
Research and Policy

Testimony to the California State Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development

Deputy Director of Policy David Garcia testified to the California State Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Watch the recording video (testimony starts at 01:03:53) Good…
Research and Policy

Pathways to Support Mixed-Status Immigrant Families Receiving Federal Housing Assistance

Note: HUD released a prepublication copy of the rule on February 19, 2026, and it is scheduled to be published on the Federal Register on February 20, 2026. Introduction Recent and potential…
Research and Policy