Streamlined post-entitlement phase permit process in California
State departments may now approve housing plans, and all agencies now have tighter review timelines, or a building permit application is deemed complete.
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Tag: residential construction
California’s for-sale inventory growth: buyer caution rises faster than owner need to sell
In early 2025, low-tier priced housing has the lowest level of inventory available for sale or rent.
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Third-party reviewer speeds up building permit approval process in California
Homebuilders now have the option to hire their own licensed engineers or architects to approve building plans when a local agency takes longer than 30 days to approve the plans.
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The builder self-remedy for housing development
Developers are using the builder’s remedy as a workaround for restrictive local zoning ordinances.
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To evolve, reuse buildings as housing, now
A new law approaches the housing shortage from the intuitive angle of reducing local agency discretion — the red tape leash — for adapting vacant commercial structures for reuse as housing projects.
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New law prioritizes local general plan over zoning ordinances
A local government’s general plan doesn’t always mesh with local zoning ordinances.
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Grants awarded to pro-housing metros
Was your service area among the 18 awarded with grant funding for having pro-housing policies?
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New construction doesn’t always mean more homes to go around
One-in-five new SFRs are built on the site of teardowns – a loss for inventory gains.
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Home Builders struggle to find the silver lining in 2022-2023 housing market
Builder confidence in single family residence (SFR) construction fell each month in 2022 – but there is a bright spot.
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Unused commercial space continues to convert into much-needed apartments
California’s housing shortage has a new source of aid: conversions from commercial property to much-needed multi-family units.
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Lease renewals rise as housing options dwindle for California tenants
Housing options for tenants are running increasingly low. Where is a permanent solution?
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California’s distinctly low vacancy rates signal the need for more construction
Vacancy rates are a signal which highlight areas in need, or not in need of construction. Read on to see what California’s vacancy rates showcase.
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Builder confidence, new home sales plummet
Alarm bells are sounding for builders, with many scaling back as quickly as possible.
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There is another way to fight inflation than raising interest rates
Even as supply shortages cause rising prices and define the housing market, the Trade War’s policies continue in 2022.
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2021’s home price increases: the last straw for California’s struggling homeownership rate?
U.S. home values have officially more than doubled since 2009 — but California passed that milestone years ago.
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POLL: How does new residential construction in older residential neighborhoods impact the average rent of existing homes in the area?
This week’s poll inquires about the effect of new construction in older neighborhoods.
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Supply chain disruptions threaten California’s housing market
At a time when the housing crisis is at a peak, building material shortages are causing cascading problems for builders.
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Baby Boomers are hogging all the inventory
No matter how you slice it, there simply isn’t enough housing to go around.
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The votes are in: The best zoning for residential use
In August, firsttuesday asked readers what is the best zoning for residential use. Respondents...
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7 steps to close the Black-White homeownership gap
The divide between White and Black homeownership rates is higher today than it was before the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Here’s what’s being done about it.
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