
Another Washington Housing Hearing: Same Table, Same Bullshit, No Houses Built
Every once in a while—usually when housing affordability becomes so painfully obvious that even Congress can’t ignore it—Washington calls a meeting. They give it a

Every once in a while—usually when housing affordability becomes so painfully obvious that even Congress can’t ignore it—Washington calls a meeting. They give it a

In a dusty, windswept construction yard, a six-legged robot unfurls its limbs and begins to move—not with jerky mechanics, but with a kind of deliberate

A few years ago, researchers at the UCLA Center on Everyday Lives of Families did something that almost no one in housing had ever attempted

all photos – Carbide Construction

What a great second day at IBS in Orlando. My agenda was filled with experts in offsite and production construction explaining what offsite, modular, and

Every few years, someone asks a version of the same question:“What would it take to finally make affordable and attainable housing work in this country?”

“Ten million dollars just doesn’t go very far anymore.“ I was reminded of that while writing about a new residential development near me, where home

photo – Blake Aued

I’ve spent decades writing about housing, construction, offsite manufacturing, and the rise and fall of companies that tried to solve America’s affordability crisis. But in