These New California Housing Laws Are Going Into Effect in 2024

These New California Housing Laws Are Going Into Effect in 2024

Erin Baldassari
Jan 2, 2024

In 2017, California lawmakers broke through a longstanding logjam of anti-housing sentiment, unleashing 15 landmark bills that sought to boost new construction across the state. Six years later, the 2023 legislative session saw 56 housing bills signed into law, evidence the tide has yet to turn on efforts to increase home affordability in the state.

Hochul to abandon required construction mandates in ambitious housing plan

Hochul to abandon required construction mandates in ambitious housing plan

BY BEN MAX
NOVEMBER 29, 2023 03:24 PM ET

Gov. Kathy Hochul will not continue to pursue legislation to require housing growth across New York when she releases her 2024 agenda, according to several sources familiar with the governor’s deliberations. Attempting to take on the state’s housing supply and affordability crisis, Hochul made housing a top priority last session after winning her first election to the governor’s office

Marin Forum: California’s hidden agenda

Marin Forum: California’s hidden agenda

NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Marin Forum/Teliha Draheim

There is a shortage of affordable housing in California, but there is no shortage of expensive homes. In their flawed assessment of how to solve housing needs, the State manufactured a crisis. Cities were blamed for not producing enough housing. Yet, California towns and cities don’t build housing, developers do.

Sacramento housing mandates don’t make any economic sense

Sacramento housing mandates don’t make any economic sense

By: Gaetan Lion
November 19, 2023 – 9:49am

I am referring to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) housing building mandates. We know the demographics are not supportive of this scheme. California’s population is projected to remain flat or decline out to 2060. Given that the demographics with flat to declining population growth do not support Sacramento’s housing build-up, the resulting economics of housing development projects fall apart.