The Bay Planning Coalition has submitted a letter to the MTC Planning Committee & ABAG Administrative Committee to register its support for MTC staff’s proposed language for the Adequate Housing Performance Targets for Plan Bay Area 2.0. MTC’s proposal represents good-faith implementation of SB 375’s requirement for our region’s Sustainable Communities Strategy to plan for adequate […]
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The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development California Supreme Court Broadly Construes Municipal Powers to Enact Affordable Housing Measures In a case closely watched by home builders, low-income housing advocates, and cities and counties throughout the state, the California Supreme Court has strongly endorsed inclusionary […]
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- onJune 1, 2015
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Join the conversation online! For the past month, residents from across the San Francisco Bay Area have come together at a series of public open houses to discuss how to plan for our region’s future growth.Plan Bay Area, the region’s long-range transportation and housing roadmap, is being updated. The Plan looks to the year 2040, […]
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US Outlook Report: An Encouraging Upward Revision We got a number of somewhat better U.S. economic reports this week, mostly from the housing market, but the upward revisions in the April durable goods report were the most encouraging development for U.S. economic growth prospects over the near-term. Prior to the April release, the durable goods […]
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The California Land Use & Development Law Report Legal Commentary on Planning and Development Failure to Challenge Affordable Housing Condition Barred Subsequent Claim of Invalidity of Enabling Ordinance under Costa-Hawkins Act While acknowledging that the City’s affordable housing ordinance was no longer enforceable under the Costa-Hawkins Act, an appellate court dismissed a challenge to a […]
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Bank of the West U.S. Outlook Report for April 17, 2015 US Outlook Report: Is Housing Ever Going to Recover? This week brought another round of lackluster housing news. Housing permits went south dropping 5.7 percent on the month. Building permits often lead housing starts by 1 to 3 months, suggesting homebuilding could remain moribund […]
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- onApril 16, 2015
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You’re Invited: Plan Bay Area 2040 Open Houses Metropolitan Transportation Commission sent this bulletin at 04/15/2015 09:02 PM PDT View in a web browser » Join us as we host spring Plan Bay Area open houses in each of the Bay Area’s nine counties! Help chart the path for your community by participating in this […]
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San Jose Mercury News: Saratoga a step closer to addressing eight years of housing needs Marin Independent Journal: County OKs housing program after making cutbacks Contra Costa Times: El Cerrito sees more housing in its future San Jose Mercury News: Rapid change and congestion roils cozy Alameda San Jose Mercury News: Mountain View council hikes construction fees to pay for […]
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The Housing Sector Healing Continues Housing market indicators, released this week, point to a housing sector poised to reaccelerate in 2015. Mortgage purchase applications, homebuilder sentiment, building permits, and existing home sales all had better than expected gains. The homebuilders’ sentiment gauge by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), traditionally a good leading indicator of […]
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