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It is hard to overstate the current wave of office building conversions. With post-COVID office attendance plateauing well below prior levels and housing shortages in most major cities, the conversion of office buildings is...more
Deep in the 1,100 pages of the “big, beautiful bill” is a plan to retool and extend one of the big policies from the first Trump administration: Opportunity Zones. Under this tax incentive program, investors defer capital...more
As part of the 2025–2026 Victorian State Budget announced on 20 May 2025, the Victorian government has confirmed that it intends to extend the availability of an expanded off-the-plan stamp duty concession for a further...more
Across the country, housing costs are steadily rising due to the growing shortage of homes available to sell or rent. With new leadership in key House and Senate committees and provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act set...more
Kentucky local governments now have an additional tool to help address their housing shortages thanks to legislation enacted during the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly. A provision of Senate Bill (SB) 25 authorizes local...more
Montgomery County is taking decisive action to expand affordable housing options and support the County’s residents with the More Housing N.O.W. (New Options for Worker) legislation package....more
In a strategic move to support and breathe new life into the housing market, the Luxembourg government has enacted a sweeping set of measures in a law voted on by Luxembourg’s parliament on May 22, 2024. Aimed at both...more
The adopted 2024-2025 budget for New York state includes the enactment of two programs intended to assist the production of housing in New York City: the Affordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers Program (ANNYP) to replace the...more
New York state has enacted changes in the housing laws that will have a significant impact on the development and operation of multifamily housing in New York City and the state, and will also ameliorate the effects of...more
National and local news has been replete with stories discussing the challenges and benefits of converting underutilized commercial properties such as office buildings into needed housing. A recently introduced bill pending...more
The “toolbox” of incentives for increasing the supply of affordable housing in the City of Richmond now features a new tool that is attracting considerable attention from both for-profit and non-profit developers. This tool...more
Australia is currently experiencing a national housing affordability crisis that continually worsens. One solution to the urgent need for more social and affordable housing lies in the build to rent (BTR) model....more
The moniker “affordable” and “workforce” housing can mean different things to different stakeholders. Most will agree that localities and states have recognized a need to provide reasonably priced homes for our workforce and...more
On March 29, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 102, otherwise known as the Live Local Act, into law, representing the largest investment for housing efforts in Florida history. For your convenience we have...more
Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 102 (“Live Local Act” or the “Act”) on March 28, 2023. The majority of the Live Local Act will go into effect on July 1, 2023, with certain provisions pertaining to tax...more