Policy Tag: Policy Analysis
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…
Options for Addressing Rent Burdens Through the Tax Code: Considerations for Designing a Renter’s Tax Credit
The number of cost-burdened renters has hit an all-time high. The issue is particularly acute for low-income households: for…
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…
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…
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.…
What Small Multifamily Rental Property Owners Tell Us About Implementation of Tenant Protection Laws
Author: Shazia Manji, Research Associate Though roughly 35 percent of the US population lives in rental housing, no comprehensive or…
Modeling Inclusionary Zoning’s Impact on Housing Production in Los Angeles: Tradeoffs and Policy Implications
Guest author Shane Phillips from the UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies has authored a paper that uses…
Stretched to Capacity: The Challenges Facing California’s Homelessness Service Providers
Author: Ryan Finnigan In recent years, nonprofit homelessness organizations in California have substantially increased the breadth and scale of the…
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…
California’s Prohousing Designation Program: Rewarding City and County Policies that Boost Housing Supply
In this paper, we examine data for 10 early adopters of California's Prohousing Designation Program, and assess whether the policies…