This report examines existing public and private funding sources available to preserve existing affordable housing in Koreatown, identifying recommendations for BVCLT, public agencies, and private funders.
This report examines three policy alternatives to foster additional revenue generation towards the development of affordable housing units throughout California: a land value lax (LVT), progressive property transfer tax, and reform of Proposition 13.
Discover the prevalence of vehicular homelessness in Los Angeles County and the impact of regulations on people living in their vehicles. Findings suggest cities should reduce harm and precariousness through reforming punitive regulations and implementing safe parking programs while pursuing permanent affordable housing solutions.
This project analyzes the feasibility of four property sources for decommodified housing — housing that no longer generates profit or acts as a vehicle for investment — and makes policy recommendations to remove barriers and scale up decommodification efforts.
Nathan Keibler conducts a market analysis, financial feasibility analysis, and funding source summary for naturally occurring affordable housing preservation in Koreatown.
This brief explores feasible property sources in Los Angeles County for decommodified housing.
Low-income households stand to benefit from new carsharing models that can provide car access without the financial burden of car ownership. New models are emerging using different pricing models, location considerations, and electric vehicles.
Local governments sometimes approve multifamily housing through a discretionary process, meaning a public body must vote to entitle the proposal before it can seek a building permit. By-right entitlement, in contrast, allows developers to apply directly for a building permit. We tested the hypothesis that by-right approvals are faster. Faster approval can make multifamily development more feasible, which can in turn improve housing affordability.
This report aims to gain a better understanding of unhoused and unsheltered people living in vehicles.
Measure ULA is a November 2022 ballot initiative that would increase taxes on the sale of properties valued $5 million or above in Los Angeles, but there is concern it may depress new housing production. We develop a model for identifying projects that may be most at risk of not being built because of the increased tax.
