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Senate Bill 9: A Game Changer in California’s Housing Landscape

Santa Cruz Architect

This transformation aims to simplify and expedite the permitting process, making it more accessible for homeowners to expand their properties with additional housing units. Estimates suggest a need for 3.5 million additional housing units by 2025, far surpassing the current annual construction rate of fewer than 80,000 homes.

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Maryland's Key Bridge Response - A Story of Resolve, Achievement and Reverse Engineering

Community Architect

The estimate for the overall weight of the fallen bridge is 27,000 tons. Yet, the speed will largely depend on how un-bureaucratically the usual time eating hurdles, such as public procurement rules, NEPA related environmental studies, and tidal water related permits can be lowered or removed.

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7 key predictions for the 2024 multifamily rental housing market

BD+C

At the metro level, Austin saw the nation’s sharpest rent decline over the past 12 months (-6%), likely owing largely to new supply – the area has permitted the most new housing units per capita among large metros in recent years. 2 – Expect low single-digit rent growth in 2024. 2 – Expect low single-digit rent growth in 2024.

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7 key predictions for the 2024 multifamily rental housing market

BD+C

At the metro level, Austin saw the nation’s sharpest rent decline over the past 12 months (-6%), likely owing largely to new supply – the area has permitted the most new housing units per capita among large metros in recent years. 2 – Expect low single-digit rent growth in 2024. 2 – Expect low single-digit rent growth in 2024.

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