Since we worked with the Ontario government to eliminate the GST/HST on new homes, builders like eQ Homes have seen higher demand and an increase in new sales.
May 25, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Since we worked with the Ontario government to eliminate the GST/HST on new homes, builders like eQ Homes have seen higher demand and an increase in new sales.
We launched Build Canada Homes last fall, and it’s already speeding up the pace of homebuilding — with thousands of new homes underway.
January 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM
We launched Build Canada Homes last fall, and it’s already speeding up the pace of homebuilding — with thousands of new homes underway.
It turns out the most effective tool to get more housing built might just be: stop forcing people to build parking….
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
www.sightline.org
December 22, 2024 at 1:13 AM
It turns out the most effective tool to get more housing built might just be: stop forcing people to build parking….
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
A reminder of how mass deportations could kneecap homebuilding
November 20, 2024 at 1:21 PM
A reminder of how mass deportations could kneecap homebuilding
The CEO of the Hispanic Construction Council says removing construction laborers who don't have legal status would put homebuilding projects and critical infrastructure at risk.
Immigration raids could 'devastate' construction in the United States, says industry leader
The CEO of the Hispanic Construction Council says removing construction laborers who don't have legal status would put homebuilding projects and critical infrastructure at risk.
n.pr
June 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The CEO of the Hispanic Construction Council says removing construction laborers who don't have legal status would put homebuilding projects and critical infrastructure at risk.
There is nothing ontologically good or evil about public homebuilding as opposed to private homebuilding. The state sets the rules of the market, and the market shapes the conditions under which public building takes place. It's all part of the same overarching system.
May 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
There is nothing ontologically good or evil about public homebuilding as opposed to private homebuilding. The state sets the rules of the market, and the market shapes the conditions under which public building takes place. It's all part of the same overarching system.
It’s not hard to grasp that requiring parking sacrifices housing because parking takes up lots of space and its high cost makes homebuilding less feasible.
But wow, this new study shows that parking mandates are much more damaging than I would have guessed.
www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
But wow, this new study shows that parking mandates are much more damaging than I would have guessed.
www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
More evidence that parking flexibility is key to housing abundance.
www.sightline.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:46 AM
It’s not hard to grasp that requiring parking sacrifices housing because parking takes up lots of space and its high cost makes homebuilding less feasible.
But wow, this new study shows that parking mandates are much more damaging than I would have guessed.
www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
But wow, this new study shows that parking mandates are much more damaging than I would have guessed.
www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Millennials turn to alternative homebuilding methods.
March 5, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Millennials turn to alternative homebuilding methods.
The EA forum is basically tied with the Fine Homebuilding forum in uses of the term "load-bearing". 2995 for the EA forum vs 3029 for Fine Homebuilding
June 3, 2026 at 11:33 AM
The EA forum is basically tied with the Fine Homebuilding forum in uses of the term "load-bearing". 2995 for the EA forum vs 3029 for Fine Homebuilding
If we're handing out CEQA and Coastal Act exemptions for homebuilding in the event of an emergency, maybe we should consider that virtually all of California is in a state of perpetual housing emergency.
Newsom suspends environmental laws to ease rebuilding of homes and businesses in zones destroyed by the fires www.latimes.com/california/s...
Newsom suspends landmark environmental laws to ease rebuilding in wildfire zones
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order suspending parts of the Coastal Act and the California Environmental Quality Act to aid homeowners rebuilding after losses in last week's wildfires.
www.latimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
If we're handing out CEQA and Coastal Act exemptions for homebuilding in the event of an emergency, maybe we should consider that virtually all of California is in a state of perpetual housing emergency.
In the world of progressive politics, be a Mamdani (the housing crisis is the result of regulatory barriers on homebuilding), not a Jayapal (developers bad!)
May 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
In the world of progressive politics, be a Mamdani (the housing crisis is the result of regulatory barriers on homebuilding), not a Jayapal (developers bad!)
We’re starting to turn the tide on homebuilding, despite the toughest conditions since 2008.
🏠 New-build starts rose 298% to 16,290 from April to June 2026
🏠 Completions increased 9% to 18,050 homes
Still a long way to go, but we’re making progress.
🏠 New-build starts rose 298% to 16,290 from April to June 2026
🏠 Completions increased 9% to 18,050 homes
Still a long way to go, but we’re making progress.
September 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
We’re starting to turn the tide on homebuilding, despite the toughest conditions since 2008.
🏠 New-build starts rose 298% to 16,290 from April to June 2026
🏠 Completions increased 9% to 18,050 homes
Still a long way to go, but we’re making progress.
🏠 New-build starts rose 298% to 16,290 from April to June 2026
🏠 Completions increased 9% to 18,050 homes
Still a long way to go, but we’re making progress.
Mortgage delinquency rates are surging
And Trump's immigration raids are harming the homebuilding industry
And the wannabe king says "affordability" is a hoax.
But hey.... The Dow broke 50,000, right?
And Trump's immigration raids are harming the homebuilding industry
And the wannabe king says "affordability" is a hoax.
But hey.... The Dow broke 50,000, right?
February 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Mortgage delinquency rates are surging
And Trump's immigration raids are harming the homebuilding industry
And the wannabe king says "affordability" is a hoax.
But hey.... The Dow broke 50,000, right?
And Trump's immigration raids are harming the homebuilding industry
And the wannabe king says "affordability" is a hoax.
But hey.... The Dow broke 50,000, right?
US construction job growth has ground to a practical halt over the last year, with the country losing jobs in homebuilding as the number of units under construction declines, while nonresidential job growth slowed significantly
January 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
US construction job growth has ground to a practical halt over the last year, with the country losing jobs in homebuilding as the number of units under construction declines, while nonresidential job growth slowed significantly
if anybody wants to follow along with groverhou2e
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
if anybody wants to follow along with groverhou2e
It is “homebuilding is prole, homemaking is bougie” misogyny
August 10, 2026 at 2:38 PM
It is “homebuilding is prole, homemaking is bougie” misogyny
"More homebuilding is inherently redistributive: by driving down rents, it effectively moves wealth from rentiers to renters." resnikoff.substack.com/p/the-case-a...
The Case Against The Case Against YIMBYism
A response to Michael Friedrich's "The Case Against YIMBYism."
resnikoff.substack.com
March 17, 2024 at 8:36 PM
"More homebuilding is inherently redistributive: by driving down rents, it effectively moves wealth from rentiers to renters." resnikoff.substack.com/p/the-case-a...
Despite Oregon lawmakers’ efforts to encourage homebuilding to address the state’s housing shortage, the state fell into a homebuilding slump last year.
Oregon stamped with big red ‘F’ for housing affordability, homebuilding: real estate report card
Despite Oregon lawmakers’ efforts to encourage homebuilding to address the state’s housing shortage, the state fell into a homebuilding slump last year.
www.oregonlive.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Despite Oregon lawmakers’ efforts to encourage homebuilding to address the state’s housing shortage, the state fell into a homebuilding slump last year.
Maybe it's mostly because Berkshire Hathaway bought more Lennar, which is not the homebuilder I'd be buying here, but it's noteworthy that homebuilding stocks haven't made new lows in this recent surge in interest rates:
September 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Maybe it's mostly because Berkshire Hathaway bought more Lennar, which is not the homebuilder I'd be buying here, but it's noteworthy that homebuilding stocks haven't made new lows in this recent surge in interest rates:
US labor market stable; tariffs depress single-family homebuilding reut.rs/4cGKumE
April 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM
US labor market stable; tariffs depress single-family homebuilding reut.rs/4cGKumE
Los Angeles ranked LAST among the 100 largest U.S. cities for housing affordability & homebuilding in Realtor’s 2026 Metro Report Card. This is a crisis that requires an urgent solution.
Rent is too high, homeownership is out of reach for too many Angelenos, and the mayor has no plan to fix it.
Rent is too high, homeownership is out of reach for too many Angelenos, and the mayor has no plan to fix it.
September 21, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Los Angeles ranked LAST among the 100 largest U.S. cities for housing affordability & homebuilding in Realtor’s 2026 Metro Report Card. This is a crisis that requires an urgent solution.
Rent is too high, homeownership is out of reach for too many Angelenos, and the mayor has no plan to fix it.
Rent is too high, homeownership is out of reach for too many Angelenos, and the mayor has no plan to fix it.
Trump’s trade wars are going to reduce homebuilding and raise prices, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says in a letter they sent to Donald Trump:
“We respectfully ask that you consider the effects of tariffs…that you exempt critical construction materials from such actions.”
“We respectfully ask that you consider the effects of tariffs…that you exempt critical construction materials from such actions.”
February 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump’s trade wars are going to reduce homebuilding and raise prices, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) says in a letter they sent to Donald Trump:
“We respectfully ask that you consider the effects of tariffs…that you exempt critical construction materials from such actions.”
“We respectfully ask that you consider the effects of tariffs…that you exempt critical construction materials from such actions.”
Scrapping parking mandates is the single biggest, most efficacious thing cities can do to stimulate housing. www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
Parking Reform Alone Can Boost Homebuilding by 40 to 70 Percent
www.sightline.org
December 19, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Scrapping parking mandates is the single biggest, most efficacious thing cities can do to stimulate housing. www.sightline.org/2024/12/10/p...