Stroock Presents: GOAT Town, Episode 4: Office-to-Residential Conversions in NYC – Magic Bullet or Merely One Piece of the Puzzle?
Creative Housing Solutions Pop Up Across Oregon
Business Better Podcast Episode: Affordable Housing in Chinatown, Los Angeles: How To Better Serve Your Community
Affordable Housing on the Front Range: Inclusionary Housing Ordinances and the New Middle Income Housing Authority
Orrick Public Policy Podcast #25 – A Conversation with the California State Senate Majority Leader Robert M. Hertzberg
Inside DC: Highlights and Implications of the FY 2022 Budget
[WEBINAR] Housing and Land Use Legislative Update
[WEBINAR] Advancing the Policy Discussion Around Housing
[WEBINAR] Innovative Partnerships to Overcome Housing Challenges in Communities
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week...more
With President-elect Trump announced as the winner of the 2024 election, the landscape of U.S. policy is poised for potential shifts that could significantly impact various sectors. Stakeholders in the real estate market are...more
On June 27, 2024, the California First District Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of a writ petition challenging the City of Lafayette’s determination that a 12-unit residential condominium building qualified for the Class...more
On April 4, acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu provided his remarks for the second year in a row at the Just Economy Conference hosted by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. He focused his remarks on...more
Investment in build to rent (BTR) residential developments is being driven by community and government demand, tax and other government incentives, longer term returns and lower maintenance costs and incentives compared to...more
On June 18, 2023, HB 2071—the Texas legislature’s solution to perceived abuses of property tax incentives related to Public Facility Corporations (PFCs)—took effect. The law amends Local Government Code Chapter 303, which...more
The 88th Regular Session (2023) of the Texas Legislature approved HB 2071 (the “Bill”), substantially revising the way public facility corporations can be utilized to own and operate affordable housing. While some provisions...more
One of the key problems contributing to California's housing crisis is that it is relatively easy for housing opponents to file litigation challenging housing approvals, and even a completely meritless lawsuit can cause years...more
REITs are increasingly reliant on technologies across the spectrum of information technology and operating technology that range from cloud-based systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) to automated building management...more
California has passed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from off-duty marijuana use, reproductive rights, California Family Rights Act, COVID-19, criminal law and the workplace, new avenues of...more
Speaker Welch First-Term Highlights - Illinois elected a new Speaker of the House for the first time in almost 40 years after former House Speaker Michael Madigan was ousted from his leadership and later resigned at the...more
Financial institutions should work with outside counsel to ensure that their internal policies and external actions minimize conduct that may violate state and Federal laws and regulations, and incentivize employees to reward...more
How PropTech firms struck deals during lockdown - Bullet The Real Deal – July 27 - During the first half of the year, venture capital funds invested $1.2 billion in 102 PropTech deals, according to PitchBook, compared to...more
On July 1, 2020, the IRS issued proposed regulations (REG-123027-19; RIN 1545-BP59) (Regulations) governing compliance-monitoring for low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) projects and issued Notice 2020-53 (Notice) in...more
Looking to escape ‘endless’ litigation, L.A. is open to federal oversight for homelessness - Bullet Los Angeles Times – April 25 - The Los Angeles City Council has authorized City Attorney Mike Feuer to begin discussions...more
On April 17, a bill was introduced in the United States House of Representatives seeking to create the Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act of 2020. The primary feature of the bill is it would suspend all rent and mortgage...more
On October 9, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 330, or the “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” in an effort to combat California’s current housing shortage, which has resulted in the highest rents and lowest...more
Focus - California lawmakers move to reinstate and revamp local affordable housing program - Los Angeles Times – September 11 - California lawmakers have approved a bid to renew a program that pumped hundreds of millions...more
Focus - Amid housing crisis, Culver City is the latest city to cap rents - Los Angeles Times – August 13 - Culver City approved a temporary rent control measure this Tuesday, capping annual increases to 3 percent in...more
Focus - California court rejects zoning uniformity claims - Allen Matkins – August 1 - In Sacramentans for Fair Planning v. City of Sacramento, published on July 18, 2019, the California Court of Appeal rejected challenges...more
Focus - San Diego approves 5G cell antenna regulations - San Diego Union-Tribune – July 23 - San Diego has approved aggressive new cell antenna regulations in preparation for the wireless industry rolling out advanced 5G...more
Focus - California Senate approves homelessness and housing bill Associated Press – July 1 - The California Senate approved on Monday what some lawmakers have called a carrot-and-stick approach to the state’s housing crunch...more
Focus - Los Angeles homelessness rises sharply as housing crisis deepens - Reuters – June 4 - Los Angeles County’s homeless population has swelled by 12 percent during the past year as a shortage of affordable housing...more
Focus - California’s statewide rent-cap proposal gets two key changes - The Mercury News – May 20 - A closely-watched bill that would ban steep rent hikes throughout California has been softened — slightly — in an effort...more
Focus - Major California housing bill put on hold until 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle - May 16 - A controversial measure to revamp local development rules in California by promoting denser housing around public transit...more