Housing & Urban Policy

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (481+ words) SMOA says White’s committee weakened RENTAL Act reforms and is holding up HIPA as court delays destabilize affordable housing. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, October 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Small Multifamily Owners Association (SMOA) today demanded that the D.C. Council’s Committee on…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago   (401+ words) We are committed to establishing IGS as the place to go for informed analyses and discussions of the important policy and political challenges facing both California and the nation by amplifying the work and accomplishments of our esteemed students, faculty,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (906+ words) Madison previously had a "cooldown" period for landlords, prohibiting them from showing or leasing apartments in the first quarter of a lease term. That restriction was overturned by state law in 2011, and University of Wisconsin-Madison students are signing leases seemingly…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (1274+ words) Rent controls are in the headlines again, after Zack Polanski outlined an 'emergency brake'. But what are they, and would they work? Green Party leader Zack Polanski. Image: Wikimedia Commons Andy Burnham plans to pass legislation to scrap the state…...

13+ hour, 39+ min ago   (31+ words) Governing Internet Explorer 11 is not supported How States Can Clear the Way for the Starter Homes We Need...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (853+ words) An under-construction condo and mixed use development at Bloor and Dufferin streets in Toronto's west end on Dec. 4, 2025.Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail Jane Jacobs was wrong. So suggests the drift in government housing policy toward community-killing high-rises. The…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (377+ words) This story originally appeared in The Center Square. A new law taking effect next year will give affordable housing owners more options in avoiding foreclosure. Assembly Bill 2020, authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, will allow the California Department of Housing…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (261+ words) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing, Koldo Casla, has urged government to adequately resource the Rent Control Department to strengthen its operations and curb arbitrary rent increases that continue to burden tenants. In a statement…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (380+ words) Saturday Night Live turned concerns about Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health into a get-out-the-vote nightmare for the Republican Party. The show’s cold open followed GOP operatives attempting to record an inspirational midterm campaign video. To appeal to “Reagan Republicans,” they brought…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (34+ words) CTV News Housing advocates want rent control changes to proceed Manitoba housing advocates are calling on the premier to move forward with proposed rent control measures....