Policy Tag: Policy Analysis
The Perils and Promises of Redevelopment: Examining the Use of Tax Increment Financing in California Cities
As California cities face a growing backlog of infrastructure needs and a worsening housing affordability crisis, policymakers are looking for…
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…
New Pathways to Encourage Housing Production: A Review of California’s Recent Housing Legislation
In this brief, we interview planners and land use lawyers to gain an early understanding about the extent to which…
Using Emergency Housing Vouchers to Address Homelessness
This analysis is published as part of the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic increased the urgency to…
Incentivizing Housing Production: State Laws from Across the Country to Encourage or Require Municipal Action
Authors: Shazia Manji, Truman Braslaw, Chae Kim, Elizabeth Kneebone*, Carolina Reid | TERNER CENTER Yonah Freemark | URBAN INSTITUTE This…
San Diego’s Success in Spurring Missing Middle Housing: The Accessory Dwelling Unit Bonus Program
Over the last several years, the State of California has undertaken several policy initiatives to spur the creation of missing…
New Pathways to Create More Deeply Affordable Housing: Early Lessons from HUD’s Faircloth-to-RAD Program
Authors: Ben Metcalf, Managing Director David Garcia, Policy Director Chris Hacnik, Terner Affiliate Public housing in the United States provides…
California’s HOME Act Turns One: Data and Insights from the First Year of Senate Bill 9
The California HOME Act—otherwise known as Senate Bill (SB) 9—took effect on January 1st, 2022 and makes it possible for…
Religious Tenets & Low-Income Tenants: Lessons Learned from Jordan Court
As part of our commitment to the education and professional development of UC Berkeley students, the Terner Center highlights exceptional…
Modeling New Housing Supply in Los Angeles: Simulations from the Terner Housing Policy Dashboard
In this analysis, we use the Terner Housing Policy Dashboard to simulate six policy options that encourage new home building…
