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Multifamily’s Evolution

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With the current housing shortage in California, coupled with recent regulatory changes, multifamily development is robust throughout the state. Perhaps the most consequential recent change is the reform of the California...more

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Colorado’s Multifamily Construction Incentive Program: What Builders and Developers Need to Know

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On May 12, 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law House Bill 25-1272, creating the Multifamily Construction Incentive Program (MCIP), a voluntary, opt-in framework aimed at encouraging the construction of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Cutting Through California's Housing Crisis: Are New CEQA Exemptions Enough?

As discussed in our earlier post, California's CEQA landscape has rapidly, and potentially seismically, evolved with the passage of AB 130 and SB 131. This post focuses on the immediate creation of a new statutory exemption,...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

AB 130 Withdraws Coastal Commission Appeal Jurisdiction for Certain Housing Projects

This is the eighth 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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

CEQA Infill Exemptions and “Near Miss” Streamlining—A Concrete Fix for California’s Housing Crisis?

Note: This is the second 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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Texas HB 21 Reshapes the Requirements and Effects of Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code

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Texas House Bill 21 (HB 21), signed into law in May, has dramatically shifted affordable housing tax exemptions across the state. Specifically, HB 21’s primary impact is on a housing finance corporation’s area of operation...more

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Analysis of Texas House Bill 21 - Property Tax Exemptions for Housing Finance Corporations Owning Affordable Housing

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In its 89th Regular Session, the Texas Legislature enacted House Bill 21 (HB 21), introducing significant reforms to the way housing finance corporations (HFCs) own and operate multifamily affordable housing developments....more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Ohio Budget Bill Brings Significant Changes and Economic Development Focus

On June 30, 2025, Governor Mike DeWine signed Amended Substitute House Bill 96 (H.B. 96), establishing Ohio's biennial budget for State fiscal years 2026-2027 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027). This comprehensive budget...more

Clark Hill PLC

CEQA finally brought to its knees by California’s severe housing crisis

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Originally enacted in 1970, the objective of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was to review projects to assess potential impacts on the environment, disclose those impacts to the public, and mitigate those...more

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Congress Passes One Big Beautiful Bill Act With Impacts on Housing

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On July 3, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate’s version of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, which contains provisions impacting the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), opportunity zones (OZs) and...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

Allen Matkins

2025 Land Use, Environmental & Natural Resources Update

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California stands at a pivotal juncture in 2025, confronting an array of environmental and housing challenges. As usual, the California State Legislature is considering numerous strategies to address these issues. This year’s...more

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Aging Florida Condos Provide Developers With Strategic Opportunities

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In the wake of the 2021 Surfside condominium collapse, Florida enacted sweeping changes that affect condominium governance, structural maintenance requirements, and reserve funding obligations. These changes have not only...more

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Prince William County Approves New Voluntary Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance

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On June 4, 2025, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors approved a new Affordable Dwelling Unit Ordinance that becomes effective on Dec. 1, 2025. The ordinance, adopted under the authority of Virginia Code...more

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Broad Street Brief: FY26 Budget Negotiations Entering HOME Stretch

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FY26 Budget Negotiations Entering HOME Stretch - Thursday marks the final opportunity for the City Council to advance bills—including those tied to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.7 billion proposed budget and Housing...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Coming Soon in Colorado: Recommended Legislation for Transparency in Corporate Housing Ownership

After 18 months of stakeholder meetings with local governments, real estate developers and consumer advocates, the Colorado Task Force to Study Corporate Housing Ownership is expected to release a report later this month...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

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

OP-ED: Legislation May Produce More Middle Housing Opportunities

Available data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that Oregon is not meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing production goal of 36,000 new homes per year, nor is it on pace to address the need identified by the 2024 Oregon...more

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Colorado Ramps Up Workforce Housing Push Amid ‘Acute’ Shortage Also Seen Nationally

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Colorado is addressing a dearth of middle-income housing on multiple fronts, while other states are also realizing and responding to the need for more affordable housing for workforce families and individuals....more

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Major Long Island City Rezoning Enters Public Review

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On April 21, 2025, the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) certified the city-led Long Island City Neighborhood Plan, known as OneLIC, into public review. OneLIC seeks to build on Long Island City’s status as one of...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

New Tool Aims to Ease Kentucky's Housing Shortage

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Good news for Kentucky local governments—they’ve got a new tool to help tackle housing shortages, thanks to legislation passed during the 2025 Kentucky General Assembly. Senate Bill (SB) 25 now allows local governments to...more

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Large Kentucky Multifamily Housing Projects Are Now IRB-Eligible

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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

Allen Matkins

Sustainable Development and Land Use Update 4.9.25

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has released a rezoning plan to allow taller buildings along transit routes from the Marina to the Sunset and Richmond districts, changes he said would accommodate 36,000 new housing units...more

Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Uncertainty Around Implementation of House Bill 24-1313: Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities

Uncertainty Around Implementation of House Bill 24-1313: Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities - Last year, the Colorado legislature passed House Bill 24-1313 (the “Act”), which aimed to incentivize transit-oriented...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Key Takeaways from Build-to-Rent East

“Build-to-rent” means what it sounds like: A builder constructs single-family homes specifically designed for renters. Also known as “build-for-rent,” these communities began in Phoenix during the Great Recession and have...more

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