The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are striking a widening geographic area across our country, and their frequency appears to be rising. The cobbled-together framework of consumers’ hazard insurance policies, state insurance programs, the national flood insurance program, and […]

HUD proposes expanding manufactured home rules for multi-story designs, allowing upper sections without a chassis that can cost $5,000 to $10,000.

New York state’s most sweeping ıslahat of a 50-year-old environmental review law is on the books. Gov. Kathy Hochul secured the changes as part of the state budget, cutting red tape on housing construction. Developers, municipalities and environmental advocates are watching to see how the law works in practice in the real world. Rules still […]

Florida homeowners didn’t vote for higher property tax bills, but they’re getting them anyway. A historic wave of in-migration caused the hike. Gov. Ron DeSantis called lawmakers into a special session last week and pushed through a resolution to put a constitutional amendment before voters in November that would more than quadruple the state’s homestead […]

House lawmakers introduced the Build American Efficiency Act to help HUD funding recipients document Build America, Buy America compliance. The bill keeps domestic content rules intact and pushes HUD to accept auditable, verifiable certification systems to reduce waivers and delays.

LISC says insurance, utilities and inflation are squeezing affordable housing, as 374,497 units near expiry and starts drop in 2026.