2023August
"YIMBY Tours 1510 Webster Street In Downtown Oakland"
The mass-timber and concrete structure topped out earlier this month, with facade installation nearly topped out. The modular panels, built in Canada, are just part of several efficient construction methods that allowed oWow to reach this milestone less than a year after the groundbreaking last October.
...More"New Studies Provide Further Evidence That Zoning Reforms Work"
The Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are cooling the housing market. The average 30-year mortgage rate is up to 7.5%, the highest since 2000.
...More"To Tackle Highest Housing Costs in the Country, Hawaii’s Governor Declares YIMBY Martial Law"
An emergency proclamation by Gov. Josh Green offers developers the opportunity to route around almost all regulations on building homes.
...More"Why AI startups are still flocking to San Francisco — despite high costs and taxes"
“We thought of San Francisco because the community here is just unmatched,” said Hoover, citing the events, networking and fundraising opportunities in the city’s booming AI industry.
...More"Prefab And Modular Still More Promise Than Production In Bay Area"
Kennedy said that even if buildings aren’t entirely prefab modular, there is room for prefabrication of certain components to find more efficiencies.
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