Lessons From California’s Homekey Program: Adding Affordable Housing by Buying Market-Rate Apartment Buildings

2026-01-09T07:02:31-07:00

This paper compares the costs of acquiring and converting market-rate housing through Homekey to similar purpose-built affordable housing developments in Los Angeles.

Lessons From California’s Homekey Program: Adding Affordable Housing by Buying Market-Rate Apartment Buildings2026-01-09T07:02:31-07:00

Modeling Inclusionary Zoning’s Impact on Housing Production in Los Angeles: Tradeoffs and Policy Implications

2026-01-09T07:02:30-07:00

Using the Terner Housing Policy Simulator, this new report highlights the tradeoffs policymakers should consider in crafting inclusionary zoning policy requirements, with a focus on Los Angeles’ TOC program.

Modeling Inclusionary Zoning’s Impact on Housing Production in Los Angeles: Tradeoffs and Policy Implications2026-01-09T07:02:30-07:00

Meaningful Action: Evaluating Local Government Plans to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing in California

2026-01-09T07:02:29-07:00

This paper examines how municipalities reacted to the requirement to affirmatively further fair housing in general plans.

Meaningful Action: Evaluating Local Government Plans to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing in California2026-01-09T07:02:29-07:00

The Palisades and Eaton Fires: Neighborhood Data and Potential Housing Market Effects

2026-01-09T07:02:28-07:00

This publication reviews past research on California wildfires' housing impacts, analyzes the 2018 Camp Fire's long-term effects, examines L.A. fire-affected neighborhoods, and highlights key lessons.

The Palisades and Eaton Fires: Neighborhood Data and Potential Housing Market Effects2026-01-09T07:02:28-07:00

Ethnic, Racial, and Neighborhood Mortgage Inequality: The case of Los Angeles, Fresno, and Sacramento

2026-01-09T07:02:29-07:00

This brief critically examines the relationship between the spatial distribution of loan outcomes and two levels of neighborhood racial composition.

Ethnic, Racial, and Neighborhood Mortgage Inequality: The case of Los Angeles, Fresno, and Sacramento2026-01-09T07:02:29-07:00

The Fair Housing Land Use Score in California: An Evaluation of 199 Municipal Plans

2026-01-09T07:02:28-07:00

This report assess whether local governments followed housing guidelines to affirmatively further fair housing by analyzing the site inventories adopted by 199 California cities.

The Fair Housing Land Use Score in California: An Evaluation of 199 Municipal Plans2026-01-09T07:02:28-07:00

CHIPing In: Evaluating the effects of LA’s Citywide Housing Incentive Program on neighborhood development potential

2026-01-09T07:02:28-07:00

This report analyzes CHIP along two dimensions: added housing capacity and furtherance of fair housing goals.

CHIPing In: Evaluating the effects of LA’s Citywide Housing Incentive Program on neighborhood development potential2026-01-09T07:02:28-07:00

The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA

2026-01-09T07:02:27-07:00

This report analyzes Measure ULA, a real estate transfer tax approved by L.A. voters in 2022. The analysis reveals reduced high-end real estate transactions, particularly non-single family properties, potentially hindering housing production, revitalization, and property tax revenue in Los Angeles.

The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA2026-01-09T07:02:27-07:00

Taxing Tomorrow: Measure ULA’s Impact on Multifamily Housing Production and Potential Reforms

2026-01-09T07:02:26-07:00

This research links Measure ULA to an 18% drop in multifamily housing production in Los Angeles, estimating 1,900+ fewer units annually since its implementation.

Taxing Tomorrow: Measure ULA’s Impact on Multifamily Housing Production and Potential Reforms2026-01-09T07:02:26-07:00
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