Policy Tag: Homeowners
Pro-Housing Designation Programs: How States are Incentivizing Pro-Housing Reform
In recent years, state governments have taken a more active role in encouraging local policy change to increase housing production…
HOMEOWNERSHIP![Photo of downtown Billings, Montana on a sunny summer day, with flowers in the foreground, buildings in the middle, and mountain ranges in the far distance.]()
Addressing the Housing Needs of Low-Income Households in the Bay Area: The Importance of Public Funding
This policy brief explores how public funding can address the San Francisco Bay Area's housing affordability crisis by increasing the…
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Construction Defect Liability in California: How Reform Could Increase Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
This policy brief examines one particular challenge facing new condominium development in California: the state’s construction defect liability laws. Construction…
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The First Step Is The Hardest: California’s Sliding Homeownership Ladder
The paper examines the erosion of access to homeownership and the role that rising housing prices play in the ability…
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Unlocking the Potential of Missing Middle Housing
Read the full paper here. Authors: David Garcia, Policy Director Muhammad Alameldin, Policy Associate Ben Metcalf, Managing Director…
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ADU Construction Financing: Opportunities to Expand Access for Homeowners
Authors: Richard K. Green, Director and Lusk Chair in Real Estate, USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Ben Metcalf,…
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Reducing Bias in Home Appraisals: The Roles for Policy and Technology
An appraisal assigns economic value to a home and is a key part of the process of selling, buying, or…
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Community Land Trusts and MH Advantage® – A New Approach to Affordable Homeownership
As part of our commitment to the education and professional development of UC Berkeley students, the Terner Center highlights exceptional…
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Crisis, Response, and Recovery: The Federal Government and the Black/White Homeownership Gap
Author: Carolina K. Reid, Faculty Research Advisor Read the full paper. Read a blog from the author, which offers…
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Building a Better Ladder of Housing Opportunity in the United States
Read the full framework brief here. Read the executive summary here.
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