Terner Center Director of Research and Policy Sarah Karlinsky talks with the San Francisco Chronicle about permitting & building homes in California.

Career opportunity: The Terner Center is seeking a Senior Research Associate to help advance the understanding and expansion of innovative and industrialized construction methods to improve and expand housing delivery. Please help us spread the word: ow.ly/4g2O50WYgKK

Join us: "Housing Policy in a Time of Federal Change: How State & Local Governments are Responding," Nov 6 in SF. Honored to hear from Assemblymember @buffywicks.bsky.social; Priya Jayachandran, CEO, @nhtus.bsky.social; Secretary Tomiquia Moss, & Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas ow.ly/np5b50X2tRr

The Housing Choice Voucher program, the largest form of federal rental assistance, serves 2.3 million families. Join us for a webinar Oct 7 at 11am PT on how Public Housing Agencies are using vouchers effectively, despite tight markets & resource constraints. ow.ly/LV0350WXQxb

New HousingWire article features our research with RAND Corporation finding that the Housing Choice Voucher Program assists over 2 million families annually, but thousands of vouchers go unused due to high costs and administrative barriers. www.housingwire.com/articles/hou...

We’re in the good company of many other orgs who agree that overly strict regulations are holding back the homes we need. To name just a few: @brookings.edu @weareunidosus.bsky.social @urbaninstitute.bsky.social @naehomelessness.bsky.social @ternerhousing.bsky.social

Each year, the Housing Choice Voucher Program enables more than 2 million low-income families to rent housing. Our new research with RAND Corporation, supported by the Cooper Housing Institute, shows how the program can be strengthened so even more families find safe homes. ow.ly/2mqM50WWaPT

Photos from a lively @yimbytown.bsky.social discussion on how data-driven research can shape effective policy with (L-R): @andersem.bsky.social, @david-garcia.upforgrowth.org, Arthur Gailes, @skarlinsky.bsky.social, @aarmlovi.bsky.social & @muhammadspeaks.bsky.social.

Budget constraints, rigid rules & skyrocketing rents make it hard for Public Housing Authorities to fully utilize Housing Choice Vouchers that help more than 2 million families rent each year. Research with RAND Corporation and the Cooper Housing Institute offers solutions. ow.ly/2mqM50WWaPT

Managing Director Ben Metcalf has joined a diverse coalition to support four key housing solutions: enable more housing of all types, avoid inflexible mandates, spur the creation of apartment buildings & townhouses in high-use areas, and lower administrative barriers. ow.ly/GILl50WX5bP

The U.S. faces a shortage of 4-7 million homes due largely to overly strict zoning & land-use regulations. Terner Center Managing Director Ben Metcalf has joined a diverse array of experts in supporting proven solutions that will help increase housing availability & affordability. ow.ly/jG1u50WX50n

New article cites our 2023 report finding that over half the developable land owned by faith-based organizations & nonprofit colleges is located in “high” and “highest” opportunity areas—neighborhoods with the best economic, educational & health outcomes: ternercenter.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...

New Haven Independent: At YIMBYTown, Associate Research Director Zack Subin "argued that dense housing developments are critical for reducing carbon emissions... More sprawl, he argued, means ​'more steel and concrete' and more ​'forests and farmlands paved over.'" ow.ly/YFgC50WX07N

Hack-A-House is a 24-hour virtual hackathon-style competition hosted by Ivory Innovations that invites undergrad & graduate students nationwide to pitch creative solutions for housing affordability. Student teams can register through Sept 26: www.hackahouse.org

Need some inspiration? See the recording from our recent webinar, "Innovative Strategies for Increasing Access to Homeownership," in which experts discussed efforts to expand access for low-income and first-time homebuyers. ow.ly/hnCq50WUU40

2/2: High insurance-related costs in CA add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost, compared to an identical rental project. EPS researchers estimate that in LA, the insurance costs $8,000 - $18,000 more per unit for condos than for rental units. ow.ly/7CRu50WRGfj

1/2: New Economic & Planning Systems research we commissioned with @spur-urbanist.bsky.social finds that with current CA construction defect liability laws, developers often pay 3-4 times as much for insurance for condos as for similar rental apartments. ow.ly/qLXx50WRGaE

Our case study of Jamboree Housing offers permanent supportive housing providers helpful lessons on collaborating to create a county-wide hub and on a pilot to test whether CA’s Medicaid program could become a permanent benefit for PSH residents. ow.ly/uy0850WPS4I

Managing Director Ben Metcalf spoke with the @sfchronicle.com about their findings that 8 out CA’s 10 richest suburbs are in the Bay Area: www.sfchronicle.com/personal-fin...

Associate Research Director Stephanie Hawke spoke with Berkeleyside for this piece about new data on vacant housing in Berkeley.

Our new case study focuses on Jamboree Housing's use of California's Medicaid reimbursements to provide housing support services to residents, and offers lessons for how health care funding can be used to address the state's #homelessness crisis. ow.ly/uy0850WPS4I

The ROAD to Housing Act would expand the Rental Assistance Demonstration & Move to Work Demonstration, which could catalyze homebuilding by Public Housing Authorities. See our report on potential ways to build more affordable housing through these programs ow.ly/anzo50WOtqR

We evaluated a pilot of the Rental Assistance Demonstration, which allows Public Housing Authorities to leverage new financing sources to invest in home rehab. The recent bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act would expand RAD, which could support preservation efforts nationwide. ow.ly/ptmK50WOtsZ

The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act includes a provision to expand federal loan programs for ADUs and manufactured housing—a recommendation from a 2022 report we published with the USC Lusk Center on expanding federally backed financing options for ADUs. ow.ly/ENcH50WOt2s

On September 4, Terner Center Managing Director Ben Metcalf will present to a class as part of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate affordable housing development program. ow.ly/ErAQ50WGmCX

At the California Association of Realtors' REimagine! Conference, Associate Research Director Stephanie Hawke will present on a panel about California housing policy and its effects on the real estate market; Sept 16-17. www.reimagineexpo.org

Join us this Thurs, Aug 28, at 11am PT/2pm ET as experts discuss how to increase access to homeownership for low-income and first-time homebuyers, including through equity mortgage models, credit-building initiatives and other strategies: ow.ly/JI6Z50WvpkF

New RISMedia piece, "States Pioneer New Playbook to Combat Housing Crisis," features insights from experts at our webinar this week about how states are finding new ways to tackle the housing crisis through legislative reforms and creative financing. www.rismedia.com/2025/08/22/s...

In a recent @usatoday.com interview, Managing Director Ben Metcalf discusses California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reform, what it means for affordable housing, and why lawmakers across the United States are taking note. ow.ly/8xE250WJZ4N

What are policy and programmatic strategies to expand access to homeownership for low-income and first-time homebuyers? Join us next Thurs, Aug 28, 11am PT/2pm ET to hear from experts about innovations that work. ow.ly/JI6Z50WvpkF

🎧 Listen to the podcast! KQED's Adhiti Bandlamudi, @ternerhousing.bsky.social's @skarlinsky.bsky.social, Panoramic Interests' Patrick Kennedy & CA Assemblymember @buffywicks.bsky.social spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about how CEQA reform could impact the Bay Area's housing shortage. 🔗:

🎙️ ON AIR: KQED's Adhiti Bandlamudi, @ternerhousing.bsky.social's @skarlinsky.bsky.social, Panoramic Interests' Patrick Kennedy & CA Assemblymember @buffywicks.bsky.social on how CEQA reform could impact housing in the Bay. ❓What kind of homes do you want to see get built? 📻 Listen to Forum:

Catch Sarah Karlinsky, director of research and policy, live on KQED Forum tomorrow, Aug 19, at 9am PT for "Will New CEQA Reforms Bring More Housing to California?" with Housing Reporter Adhiti Bandlamudi & California State Assembly member Buffy Wicks: ow.ly/eRAl50WHUWe

The study recommends two strategies LACAHSA can use in tandem to attract private capital to scale housing production and preservation, leveraging a unique advantage: immediate and predictable annual funding from Measure A. (2/2) shorturl.at/ZLSKr

A new study by Managing Director Ben Metcalf & researchers at Forsyth Street Advisors shows that LA’s new affordable housing agency, LACAHSA, can leverage public funding with private capital to mobilize billions of dollars to finance affordable housing in LA County. (1/2) shorturl.at/ZLSKr

On Aug 20, Sarah Karlinsky will present to the California State Board of Equalization on “The Welfare Exemption & Affordable Housing Financing" about the current policy landscape & how the Board may be able to contribute to efforts to streamline & increase affordable housing. ow.ly/I48I50WGIGC

Join us! "Housing Supply & Finance: Catalyzing Community Investment & Policy Reform" Webinar | Aug 20, 2pm PT ow.ly/KAyn50WC5x5 Experts will discuss current challenges in making projects pencil and how policy reforms are changing their approaches to project financing.

You're invited: "Housing Supply & Finance: Catalyzing Community Investment & Policy Reform" Webinar | Aug 20, 2pm PT: ow.ly/KAyn50WC5x5 For our first panel, "Unpacking Housing Policy Reforms in CA, AZ & NV," experts will discuss reforms that have led to meaningful change and which hold promise.

At the @landpolicy.bsky.social Innovations in Manufactured Homes Conference in Atlanta, Sept 10-11, Tyler Pullen, Interim Director of the Builders Lab, will moderate a panel on "Manufacturing the Missing Middle" to address a key piece of the affordability & climate crises. ow.ly/4vAc50WCbCr

Catch panels with Director of Research & Policy Sarah Karlinsky on how data can drive housing solutions and Associate Research Director Zack Subin on the climate benefits of state land use reform nationwide at Yimbytown in New Haven, CT; Sept 14-16: yimby.town/schedule-2/

Thrilled that Faculty Research Advisor Carolina Reid has joined the Advisory Committee for the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, which advances the state’s vision for statewide leadership and coordination in response to California's homelessness crisis. ow.ly/MSpo50WrBeu

Disparities in homeownership remain a key driver of the US wealth gap. Experts will discuss equity mortgage models, credit-building initiatives and other strategies to increase homeownership for low-income and first-time homebuyers, Aug 28, 11am PT/2pm ET. ow.ly/JI6Z50WvpkF

The Casita Coalition Build the Middle Conference is Aug 13-15 in Pasadena. Speakers include: Noerena Limon, Casita Coalition CEO and Terner Center Fellow; Kara Murray-Badal, Terner Labs; ‪@david-garcia.upforgrowth.org, Terner Center Affiliate; and other housing leaders. Register: ow.ly/UskV50WAcME

The ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 is Congress’ first major bipartisan legislative package in decades focused on #housing supply. A new Terner Center commentary explores key aspects of the Act and how it opens the door to substantive federal action in the future: ow.ly/sUvh50WyMNn

On July 29, the US Senate Banking Committee advanced Congress’ first major bipartisan legislative package in decades focused on housing supply. A new Terner Center commentary explores key aspects of the ROAD to Housing Act and next steps on its legislative journey. ow.ly/sUvh50WyMNn

Sarah Karlinsky on CA housing agency: "The hope is ... affordable housing developers can just go apply one time and get all the money they need and then go build their project. And the reorganization that has happened took the first step towards making that happen." www.newsweek.com/major-change...

Career Opportunity: Our sister organization, Terner Labs, is hiring an Economist/Data Analyst to join the Data Solutions Lab. They are looking for someone with experience in data analysis, statistical modeling and an interest in housing policy. Please help spread the word: ow.ly/IECF50WwqV5

Deputy Director of Research Ryan Finnigan talked with CalMatters about President Trump's new executive order on homelessness.

Racial & income disparities in homeownership remain a key driver of the US wealth gap. Join us Thurs, Aug 28, 11am PT/2pm ET for a webinar with experts on innovative policy & programmatic strategies to expand access to homeownership for low-income & first-time homebuyers. ow.ly/JI6Z50WvpkF

Associate Research Director Zack Subin was interviewed for an explainer about reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act and what they might mean for the East Bay: ow.ly/BXaR50WvAXA