HUD
New Federal Housing Law Hands Northern California Fresh Levers on Supply, But Leaves Zoning Untouched
The nation’s first comprehensive federal housing package in decades arms Northern California developers and lenders with new incentives for adaptive reuse, small-dollar lending...
Harvard’s 2026 Housing Report Signals a Demand-Side Reckoning as Household Growth Slows and Sales Freeze at 30-Year Lows
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies warns that the housing market’s central problem is shifting from a supply-and-price shock to a broad weakening...
Trump Stalls Landmark Housing Bill Over Voter-ID Fight, Leaving West Coast Investors in Limbo
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the biggest federal housing package in a generation, cleared Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, but President...
BLDG Partners Lands 309-Unit Woodland Affordable Portfolio for $42.7MM in Tandem Acquisition From The Korda Group
The Southern California-based investor doubled down on Northern California affordable housing with a simultaneous closing on two adjacent LIHTC communities, expanding its footprint...
Calson Management Sells 48-Unit Silicon Valley Memory Care Portfolio to Kalesta Healthcare Group for $24.3MM
Off-market transaction includes Sunnyvale and Menlo Park facilities backed by low-rate HUD financing as investor demand for senior care properties intensifies across the...
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Is Both a Threat and a Lifeline for Developers
A single provision is freezing the build-to-rent pipeline, but the rest of the landmark bill delivers some of the most pro-development federal reforms...
Redwood City Breaks Ground on ~$7MM Hoover Park Renovation Anchored by Federal CDBG Funding
The 3.5-acre park overhaul, backed by $4.2 million in HUD Community Development Block Grant dollars, will replace decades-old amenities with a splash pad,...
Mission District Affordable Housing Project by Mission Housing and MEDA Moves Forward with 246 Units at 1979 Mission
Two-building development by Mission Housing and MEDA aims to address San Francisco’s affordability crisis San Francisco’s affordable housing pipeline gained momentum as a...
San Jose Approves Townhome Development on Vacant Alameda Site
City Council overrules planning department, allows continued processing of residential development on long-vacant Alameda site San Jose’s City Council voted unanimously on September...
Energy Star’s Demise Threatens to Unravel Commercial Real Estate’s $500 Billion Sustainability Infrastructure
The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate Energy Star could trigger a crisis across commercial real estate markets, potentially invalidating billions in green financing,...
Single-Family Rental Market Poised for Growth Despite Current Headwinds, Industry Leaders Say
The single-family rental (SFR) and build-to-rent (BTR) markets are navigating a complex landscape of challenges and opportunities, with industry experts expressing cautious optimism...
Historic Housing Bill Advances to Senate Floor Despite Trump Budget Cuts
Bipartisan ROAD Act Faces Implementation Challenges as HUD Funding Under Fire In a rare display of congressional unity, the Senate Banking Committee unanimously...
