2024
"Shall We Repeal the Laws of Economics?"
For months, I’ve been saving up clippings for a memo on the above topic, but favorite subjects such as risk, debt, and uncertainty repeatedly jumped the queue, delaying my intended memo until the U.S. election season got into full swing, making it compelling.
...More"The Forgotten Solution to the Housing Crunch: A Premiere of the AEI Housing Center’s Documentary on Light-Touch Density"
On September 19, the AEI Housing Center hosted a premiere of its nine-minute documentary on light-touch density (LTD): The Forgotten Solution to the Housing Crunch. The documentary highlighted Charlotte, North Carolina, and explained how LTD can create housing abundance by legalizing small-scale residential development that is compatible with single-family detached neighborhoods.
...More"How Americans Voted Their Way Into a Housing Crisis"
In housing circles, Jerusalem Demsas has emerged as a critical voice for supply-side policy. As a staff writer for The Atlantic, she argues that lawmakers should address housing unaffordability by focusing on a severe shortage of homes.
...More"How small shelters for homeless people in California became big business"
Many tiny-home companies are promising a crisis solution and angling for big government contracts. One is being scrutinized by the FBI in Oakland.
...More"Patrick Kennedy’s Panoramic Vision: Redefining Urban Development"
In this insightful episode, Bruce Bean sits down with Patrick Kennedy, the innovative mind behind Panoramic Interests, to explore his transformative journey in urban development. Patrick shares his unique approach to building in high-density areas, his experience with modular construction, and his thoughts on how rent control and union requirements impact housing costs
...More"As California Clears Homeless Camps, Two Projects Point a Way Forward"
While L.A. County grapples with homelessness, elegant new housing projects in Long Beach and Venice signal the solutions — and challenges — ahead.
...More"Developers Bet University of California Student Housing Demand Helps Push Through Supply Glut"
Market’s Mismatch Runs Higher Than National Average, Analysis Has Shown
...More"The high cost of inclusionary housing requirements"
The inherent problem with unfunded IZ is that its cost impedes the production of housing. It’s a preventative tax on housing when what we need for affordability is far more housing.
...More"Why this small affordable housing project in S.F. is costing $1 million per unit"
Years after a fire gutted a small apartment building at 3300 Mission St., San Francisco is planning to rebuild the project as affordable housing.
...More"He lives inside a 230-square-foot earthquake shack — and wouldn’t ask for another inch"
Artist and sign painter Dave Benzler lives and paints inside a teeny home in Bernal Heights with an outsize history.
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