RAND Corporation
California’s Factory-Built Housing Sector Needs Policy Overhaul to Unlock Scale, Terner Center Report Finds
A new UC Berkeley study outlines more than 40 policy levers that could help industrialized construction reach the scale needed to meaningfully reduce...
San Francisco Launches Tax Incentive District to Convert Empty Office Towers into 4,400 New Homes
The Downtown Revitalization Financing District is the city’s boldest move yet to address a stubborn vacancy crisis—but with zero completed conversions in four...
Eden Housing’s 130-Unit Downtown Livermore Project Clears Legal Hurdle but Faces $72MM Funding Gap
California Supreme Court rejection of opponents’ appeal ends five years of litigation, though rising construction costs and lost tax credits leave the nonprofit...
San Jose Grapples with Housing Crisis as Development Costs Outpace Rent Growth
A comprehensive study reveals why thousands of entitled units remain unbuilt in Silicon Valley’s largest city In a city that has entitled nearly...
California Housing Costs Soar to 2.3X Texas Levels as Construction Regulations Take Heavy Toll
New RAND study reveals stark regional differences in multifamily housing production costs, with policy reforms offering potential solutions California’s notoriously high housing costs...
Study: Multifamily Development Costs in California Reach Unsustainable Levels, Exposing Need for Reform
California’s multifamily housing market is grappling with persistent cost challenges, with new data highlighting significant inefficiencies and stark regional variation. A recent study...
New Report: Early Childhood Care and Education Key to Advancing Gender Equity in the Workplace
San Francisco – Workplace cultures that promote and even reward crazy long hours are doing more than causing baggy, blood-shot eyes and caffeine...
Hospital Development Moves Toward Smaller, Specialized Facilities
By Michele Chandler It’s hard to miss the flurry of hospital development and renovation projects, large and small, that are happening across the...
