Policy Tag: Construction Costs
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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Right Type, Right Place: Assessing the Environmental and Economic Impacts of Infill Residential Development through 2030
Authors: Nathaniel Decker, Carol Galante, Karen Chapple & Amy Martin, Terner Center for Housing…
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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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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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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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Why By-Right Affordable Housing in California Is the Right Thing To Do
The following piece was originally drafted as a letter of support for Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed legislation to streamline local…
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