By David Garcia, Deputy Director of Policy California’s next governor will inherit significant housing affordability and homelessness challenges, as well as the opportunity to implement housing policy initiatives and legislative changes enacted…
Findings from the Terner Housing Policy Simulator at Terner Labs Local market conditions—such as land values, construction costs, and regulatory environments—can shape how housing development responds to policy changes. Therefore, reforms that…
California is on the cusp of a major transformation of its affordable housing delivery system. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state will launch its first standalone housing agency—the California Housing and Homelessness…
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…
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…
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…
