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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So

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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Housing shortages accelerated as a result of record-low mortgage rates and the pandemic. Biden Thinks So.

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South Miami Poised to Mandate Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The ordinance is modeled after similar laws enacted in the California municipalities of Lancaster, Sebastopol, and Santa Monica, and the City of San Francisco. There was opposition to this mandate expressed at the City Commission session, including real concern this will pressure affordable housing. The ordinance is here.

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Sacramento on Brink of Reversing Residential Zoning

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Sacramento on Brink of Reversing Residential Zoning. Sacramento is close to approving one of the country’s first plans to end single-family residential zoning, which permits only one home on a property. Sacramento’s mayor and a group of activists strongly support the zoning proposal, hoping to stand as a leader to other cities.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

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Nationwide, office vacancies stand at 17%, with some big cities—San Francisco, Houston, Austin—topping 30%, while the U.S. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 Issue 2: Adding natural light Housing facilities require exterior views in living units and it’s important to consider how this can be accomplished in an office conversion.

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Builder of the Year Ivory Homes' Innovation Agenda

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Instead, Clark Ivory reassumed his CEO duties and set a bold, uncharted course to diversify the company’s successful semi-custom, move-up home legacy to include affordable housing for an increasing underserved segment of buyers. Design Within Reach—Exploring Attainable Housing Options. See past Builder of the Year winners. and Outward.

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Transforming shopping malls into 21st century neighborhoods

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The Opportunity In the San Francisco Bay Area, according to the “ Mall and Office Transformation Guide ” by Perkins&Will for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), malls and business parks account for more than 9,000 acres of underutilized property across the region.

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Innovation Is Thriving In Arizona

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Zoned mixed-use/commercial. Located in an amenity-rich area with high-quality housing choices and top performing schools. Located in an amenity-rich area with high-quality housing choices and top performing schools. Strong workforce within a 45 minute commute zone. Strong workforce within a 30 minute commute zone.

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