Zoning obstacles for manufactured homes in California
More acceptance of manufactured homes within California’s zoning laws may help address the state’s 980,000-unit housing deficit.
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Tag: zoning
An evaluation of streamlined housing production under SB 35 after five years
Senate Bill 35 was introduced in 2018 to help boost low-income housing inventory. As an extension of the bill makes its rounds in the state legislature, now is a good time to review its track record.
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HCD awards grants to increase access to housing
California is rewarding local agencies with over $352 million in grant funding to help achieve housing and climate goals.
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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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Too much of a good thing? Not possible, when it comes to housing
The vast majority of California residents support looser zoning restrictions for housing.
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Market price influencers for a BPO report
Learn about the factors influencing a broker’s price opinion (BPO) report, including the property’s location, natural hazards and local ordinances.
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NIMBYs judge low-income housing by its sound — and judge wrong
Not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) advocates have wagged their fingers and pounded their fists at low-income housing construction, certain it will diminish nearby home values — but that’s simply not true.
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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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How agents can get ahead of the mid-tier housing shortage
Mid-tier housing is still a need and it’s still not happening at the start of 2023.
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Governor Newsom opens up commercial zoning for residential use
Governor Newsom signed two pieces of legislation into law in September 2022, both of which streamline commercial conversions into residential buildings: Senate Bill 6 and Assembly Bill 2011.
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Apartment construction soars in Los Angeles, but is it enough?
Multi-family residence construction is at a 50-year high.
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Californians pay big to live on nation’s smallest lots
California has some of the country’s smallest and most expensive lots.
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The housing deficit is worst in California — almost a million homes short
The housing deficit has worsened in recent years. See how California’s metros rank compared to the rest of the nation.
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White House addresses the housing crisis with a new plan
Local agencies and larger government entities are battling it out over zoning and land use policies.
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May a city by ordinance prohibit short-term rentals in the coastal zone without coastal commission approval?
Keen v. City of Manhattan Beach
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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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Local governments try to dodge California’s single family zoning ban
Designating landmark districts and wildlife sanctuaries are just some of the ways towns are attempting to avoid the new, looser zoning laws.
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Today’s first-time homebuyers are priced out of buying — and also renting
As first-time homebuyers try to muscle their way into today’s highly competitive housing market, many are finding themselves priced out of buying — and renting, too.
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Does local zoning allow for the short-term rental of units in an apartment complex?
People v. Venice Suites, LLC
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What does the end of single-family zoning look like?
Now that single-family zoning in California is done away with, what does the future look like?
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