Policy Category: Cost of Building
It All Adds Up: The Cost of Housing Development Fees in Seven California Cities
It All Adds Up: The Cost of Housing Development Fees in Seven California Cities Author: Sarah Mawhorter, David Garcia and Hayley…
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Perspectives: Practitioners Weigh in on Rising Housing Construction Costs in San Francisco
Authors: Carolina Reid and Hayley Raetz Release Date: January 23, 2018 Full Paper
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Understanding the Drivers of Construction Costs in California
As construction costs continue to rise across the country, experts have failed to reach a consensus about the exact causes…
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Scaling Off-Site Production in the United States: Lessons Learned From Swedish Leader Lindbacks
When it comes to innovation in housing, what does the U.S. have to learn from Sweden? More than you might…
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Paying for Dirt: Where Have Home Values Detached From Construction Costs?
Home prices reflect the value of the land and the value of the structures and other improvements on that land.…
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Housing In Sweden: An Overview
With the visit of the Lindbäcks delegation to the University of California, Berkeley during the week of October 16, 2017,…
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Modular Construction in the Bay Area: The Future Is Now
This post originally appeared on the ULI San Francisco Blog on August 2, 2017. After years of abstract discussions and false starts,…
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Building Affordability by Building Affordably: Exploring the Benefits, Barriers, and Breakthroughs Needed to Scale Off-Site Multifamily Construction
Authors: Carol Galante, Sara Draper-Zivetz, and Allie Stein Release Date: March 2017 As home prices…
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Building Affordability by Building Affordably: the Case for Off-site Multifamily Construction
To remain relevant and successful over time, every industry must modernize and adapt to changing demands and opportunities in the…
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Putting the Tool to Work: Takeaways from the Housing Development Dashboard
Update December 2022: please see the Terner Center & Labs' updated approach to policy simulation modeling using the new Terner…
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