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Vacant To Vibrant: Baltimore’s $6B Housing Play To Revitalize
Baltimore launches a $1.2B redevelopment initiative—leveraging $5B private capital—to tackle vacant homes and rewrite zoning for “missing middle” housing.
Policy
State Vs. Suburbs: The Stand-Off Over Texas Housing Density
Texas suburbs are finding creative ways to evade the state’s new housing laws—raising building heights, piling on amenities, and even rezoning for heavy industry. Richard Lawson details the “Texas Housing Tussle.”
Policy
From 16 to 52: AI And Atlanta Zoning Power A Micro-Moment
Stryant leverages commercial zoning to build affordable micro-apartments in Atlanta, showing how builders can unlock missing-middle solutions. With AI-powered design and by-right zoning, a 52-unit project delivers attainable rentals.
Policy
Well-Intended Laws, Higher Rents: A Data-Driven Look
A MetroSight study finds that common tenant protection laws—on evictions, vouchers, and screening—raise rents by 3% to 6%, with the steepest impacts hitting low-income renters.
Policy
California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Transit-Density Housing Bill
California’s Legislature has passed SB 79, a sweeping housing bill that overrides local zoning to allow multifamily housing near transit. The measure—years in the making—cements the state’s role as a national bellwether for density reforms.
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Policy 09.29.25
Vacant To Vibrant: Baltimore’s $6B Housing Play To Revitalize
Baltimore launches a $1.2B redevelopment initiative—leveraging $5B private capital—to tackle vacant homes and rewrite zoning for “missing middle” housing.
Policy 09.29.25
State Vs. Suburbs: The Stand-Off Over Texas Housing Density
Texas suburbs are finding creative ways to evade the state’s new housing laws—raising building heights, piling on amenities, and even rezoning for heavy industry. Richard Lawson details the “Texas Housing Tussle.”
Policy 09.23.25
From 16 to 52: AI And Atlanta Zoning Power A Micro-Moment
Stryant leverages commercial zoning to build affordable micro-apartments in Atlanta, showing how builders can unlock missing-middle solutions. With AI-powered design and by-right zoning, a 52-unit project delivers attainable rentals.
Policy 09.17.25
Well-Intended Laws, Higher Rents: A Data-Driven Look
A MetroSight study finds that common tenant protection laws—on evictions, vouchers, and screening—raise rents by 3% to 6%, with the steepest impacts hitting low-income renters.
Policy 09.15.25
California Lawmakers Pass Landmark Transit-Density Housing Bill
California’s Legislature has passed SB 79, a sweeping housing bill that overrides local zoning to allow multifamily housing near transit. The measure—years in the making—cements the state’s role as a national bellwether for density reforms.