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AB 130 Places New Limitations on Building Code Updates for Residential Buildings

This is the seventh update in our series covering AB 130 and SB 131, two bills that work substantive changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and California housing law....more

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What We're Reading, Watching, and Listening To: June 2025

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - Mayor Lurie names new S.F. planning director (SF Chronicle): Sarah Dennis Phillips has been named the City’s planning director,...more

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House Bill 47 Delays Effective Date for North Carolina's New Building Code

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House Bill 47 ("H47") was signed into law (Session Law 2025-2) by Governor Stein on March 20.  The bill's official name is the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025–Part I, but it is more commonly known as the Hurricane Helene...more

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Real Estate & Construction News Roundup (4/2/25) – U.S. Banking’s CRE Exposure, Increased Insurance Challenges and an Embrace of...

In our latest roundup, the Tampa Bay Rays pull out of a stadium deal, the National Association of Realtors examines another policy change, energy efficiency measures continue to lower operating expenses, and more!...more

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What We're Reading, Watching, and Listening To: March 2025

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - Mayor Lurie launches initiative to speed up S.F.’s slow permitting process (SF Chronicle): The Mayor announced a new effort to...more

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Spain: Transformation of the residential market in 2025

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The Spanish government has proposed the creation of a state-owned enterprise dedicated to the promotion, development, and management of housing. This entity will oversee the entire residential real estate cycle, including...more

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[Event] Uniting for Action: A Discussion About Collaborative Solutions for South Central Ohio’s Housing Future - November 13th,...

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Local and state elected officials, community stakeholders, private developers, and employers are grappling with Ohio’s recognized lack of high-quality, workforce-attainable housing options. While Ohio has been successful in...more

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Florida’s New Statutory Home Warranty: What Home Builders Need to Know

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed H.B. 623 into law on April 15, 2024, creating a new section 553.837, Florida Statutes, which will require builders to provide a one-year warranty for all newly constructed homes. ...more

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D.C., Maryland Multifamily Housing Update: Prince George’s County Rent Control, Montgomery County Tenant Protections, Montgomery...

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There have been a number of new regulatory developments since our prior Alert, including updates on Prince George’s County rent control, Montgomery County tenant protections, Montgomery County Right of First Refusal (ROFR)...more

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How Florida's Live Local Act Expedites Affordable Housing Construction

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In the past several years, Florida has seen a population explosion, with over 1,000 people moving to Florida each day. With such a rapid increase in population, demand for housing in suburban and rural areas of Florida is at...more

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Two Affordable Housing Measures Proposed for November Ballot

Two affordable housing measures are currently proposed for the November 5, 2019 ballot: (i) City Charter and Code amendments to encourage certain 100% affordable and teacher housing projects by providing for a streamlined...more

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The CASA Compact’s Response to the Bay Area Housing Crisis

In 2017, the Metropolitan Transportation Committee (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) mobilized a task force of affordable housing advocates, private developers, local government officials, and other Bay...more

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Major BART Housing Bill Passes

On September 30, Governor Brown signed AB 2923, which could pave the way for BART to develop up to approximately 20,000 residential units, plus about 4.5 million square feet of office and commercial uses, on about 250 acres...more

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Assemblyman Chiu Unveils AB 3037 Community Redevelopment Proposal

Assemblyman David Chiu has unveiled his long-promised legislation to establish a modified version of the state’s former redevelopment program, aimed at creating major state funding for affordable housing, transit, and other...more

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