Housing

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    Clear targets $300M for affordable housing

    The Chicago firm wants to acquire distressed workforce housing in secondary and tertiary markets around the country.

    By Leslie Shaver • March 25, 2025
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    Nearly 3,000 city leaders gathered in Washington last week. Here’s what they had to say.

    Mayors, council members and nonprofit leaders heard from Vice President JD Vance, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and others at the National League of Cities meeting.

    By • March 21, 2025
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    Maryland’s Montgomery County sets energy use standards for multifamily, commercial buildings

    The regulations, which apply to buildings 25,000 square feet or larger, are a part of the county’s efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2035.

    By Benton Graham • March 19, 2025
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    City leaders name housing, public safety and infrastructure as top issues

    The National League of Cities Congressional City Conference brought together 3,000 city leaders to discuss these issues, with appearances from EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Vice President JD Vance.

    By • March 18, 2025
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    JD Vance calls for zoning, regulation reform to improve housing affordability

    Vice President JD Vance, speaking at the National League of Cities Congressional City Conference, also blamed immigrants for competing with U.S. citizens for housing.

    By • March 13, 2025
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    How DOGE will impact Washington, DC-area apartment owners

    Cuts to the federal workforce have multifamily pros wondering about potential effects on one of the country's hottest markets.

    By Leslie Shaver • March 12, 2025
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    $3.6B in homelessness, domestic violence funding still frozen, nonprofits say

    A new motion asks the judge for clarity where the plaintiffs say Trump administration funding disbursements are falling short of a preliminary injunction's requirements.

    By Danielle McLean • March 11, 2025
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    Apartment, multifamily housing groups ask Trump to review housing regulations

    The National Apartment Association and the National Multifamily Housing Council have asked 10 federal agencies to evaluate, rescind or revise rules that affect the multifamily industry.

    By Mary Salmonsen • March 10, 2025
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    HUD cancels capacity-building contracts at affordable housing groups

    The decision "will raise costs for families, hobble the creation of affordable homes, sacrifice local jobs, and sap opportunity from thousands of communities,” Enterprise Community Partners CEO Shaun Donovan said.

    By Mary Salmonsen • March 6, 2025
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    Canceled mixed-use project leaves enormous hole in West Hollywood

    Developer Charles Co. will need six to nine months and 27,000 dump trucks of dirt to fill in the excavated site.

    By Mary Salmonsen • March 6, 2025
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    Tax break programs help spur downtown DC office-to-residential conversions

    The Housing in Downtown Program has supported three housing conversion projects to date, while a new program will provide tax breaks to projects that convert offices to “anything” in the city’s business corridor.

    By Danielle McLean • Updated March 5, 2025
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    Where to find incentives for conversion projects

    Adaptive reuse developers may be eligible for tax breaks, grants or government aid under a range of city and state programs.

    By Mary Salmonsen • March 3, 2025
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    Miami developer breaks ground on $1B transit-oriented project

    Upland Park, located near a bus terminal facility, will feature 2,000 apartments and retail and commercial space at full buildout.

    By Zachary Phillips • Feb. 26, 2025
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    After 6 months of decline, average rents rise again

    While demand is expected to remain strong, policy uncertainty and interest rates could pose problems in the coming year, according to Yardi.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Feb. 18, 2025
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    Top cities for apartment conversions

    The office-to-multifamily pipeline has grown by 28% over the past year, according to a new report.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Feb. 11, 2025
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    How 4 cities are advancing affordable housing despite NIMBYs

    Public engagement and policies that cut through red tape are among the tools city leaders use to overcome neighborhood opposition.

    By Danielle McLean • Feb. 10, 2025
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    Scott Turner confirmed as HUD secretary

    Turner helped establish opportunity zones, an economic development tool, when he served in the first Trump administration.

    By Leslie Shaver • Feb. 5, 2025
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    On housing, mayors see path forward with Trump

    “Housing should not be a partisan issue,” one mayor said during a National League of Cities housing summit. But the president’s immigration policies are a concern.

    By Danielle McLean • Feb. 5, 2025
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    The Smart Cities Outlook for 2025: Change is coming

    From new federal policies to growing technologies like AI and robotaxis, cities will encounter many changes while they continue to tackle housing, homelessness, climate and equity issues.

    By Smart Cities Dive Staff • Jan. 31, 2025
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    How cities could tackle homelessness in 2025

    U.S. cities are connecting residents to housing, but adequate funding remains an issue as rates of homelessness remain high.

    By Kalena Thomhave • Jan. 31, 2025
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    State lawmaker seeks ban in new shot at algorithmic pricing

    Landlords’ use of automated rent-setting software is “plainly illegal,” Sen. Jess Salomon in Washington state says.

    By Robert Freedman • Jan. 28, 2025
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    Cost of living is ‘too damn high’: New York governor unveils affordable housing proposals

    The proposed policies would create a nation-leading model for dissuading hedge funds and private equity firms from buying up affordable homes, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. 

    By Ysabelle Kempe • Jan. 9, 2025
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    6 smart cities trends to watch in 2025

    Transportation systems, housing policy and decarbonization approaches will evolve this year as the Trump administration assumes power and technology continues to advance.

    By Ysabelle Kempe , • Jan. 9, 2025
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    9 predictions about what 2025 may hold for US cities

    “Playground” cities will thrive, innovative housing programs will proliferate and technology will transform transit and municipal services, these sources say.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff • Jan. 2, 2025
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    Ex-Twitter CFO named San Francisco’s incoming housing chief

    Amid a planned restructuring of the mayor’s office, Ned Segal will coordinate a portfolio of departments responsible for about $3 billion in spending.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • Dec. 18, 2024