Policy Category: Cost of Building
Key Advances Toward a One-Stop Shop for Affordable Housing in California
California is on the cusp of a major transformation of its affordable housing delivery system. Beginning July 1, 2026, the…
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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…
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The Financial Impacts of Construction Defect Liability on Housing Development in California
Author: William Fulton, Terner Center Fellow Despite significant state legislation over the past decade to boost housing production, new housing…
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Property Tax Exemptions to Facilitate Affordable Housing: Lessons from California
This brief explores increasing the use of property tax exemptions as a way to enable new construction and preserve affordable…
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Reducing the Complexity in California’s Affordable Housing Finance System
Authors: Carolina Reid, Faculty Research Advisor Tiffany Tran, Graduate Student Researcher Given the critical need to expand the supply of…
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Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Construction Costs: An Analysis of Prevailing Wages
Since its founding, the Terner Center has conducted research to better understand the factors driving the costs of housing development,…
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Making Missing Middle Pencil: The Math Behind Small-Scale Housing Development
This brief examines the financial feasibility of building missing middle housing, such as duplexes, fourplexes, and ten-unit buildings, in California.…
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Making It Pencil: the Math Behind Housing Development – 2023 Update
This brief explains the basics of how developers build new housing in California, aiming to serve as a resource for…
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Knowledge Exchange Rates: Industrialized Construction in the United Kingdom
In early December, the Terner Center joined the U.S. delegation of individuals working in academia, government, and the built environment…
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The Cost to Build New Housing Keeps Rising: State Legislation Aiming to Reverse the Upwards Trend
Authors: Muhammad Alameldin, David Garcia The constraints on housing supply are a significant contributor to the current housing crisis. The…
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