Wow Fannie is lowering LTV thresholds for principal residence 2-4 unit buildings. Will only need 5% down for normal loans as well as homestyle renovation loans (which I used to finance construction of my ADU). Should open up opportunities for mom and pop missing middle financing.

Excited to share a new publication, which discusses why and how local housing authorities should meet the health needs of housing assistance clients affected by employment initiatives.

Congrats again to the UA dream team that won the hack-a-house policy section!! capla.arizona.edu/studio/hack-a-…

Three things I've learned after three months in Tucson: 1) Sunglasses are a necessity not an accessory 2) Californians ruin everything, according to natives 3) The Teddy Bear cactus is not softy and cuddly

Research friends: any of you know of rapid, certified translation services that meet IRB standards? If so, let me know so I can get out of a pickle.

😂😂They're both worth every.single.penny.

Job announcement! Please consider this TT/T position at NYU Shanghai in Interactive Media and Business with an Urban Studies focus. I’m on the committee- feel free to send questions my way: apply.interfolio.com/135398

WisDOT didn't explicitly ask survey respondents if they wanted to tear down I-794 or not... ...but other results are *very encouraging,* suggesting removing 794 is popular:

On the heels of Secretary Xavier Becerra becoming chair of USICH, HHS.gov announced new grants to help prevent homelessness and launched the Housing and Services Partnership Accelerator. Read more: tinyurl.com/yd75wknk

NEW: Milwaukee, Wisconsin just proposed the most ambitious zoning code in the US. 🚨📰🏘️ -ALL residential parking mandates gone -Small apartment buildings legal BY RIGHT in core (medium green) -Triplexes, townhomes, & ADUs legal by right CITYWIDE -Permitting FAST-TRACKED 🧵🧵🧵

UH Manoa is hiring for my old position! It's two terrific departments in a terrific place. Happy to chat with anyone about the details but, in short, if you do housing you should apply! schooljobs.com/careers/hawaii…

Public housing maintenance guys are cooking Thanksgiving turkeys barbacoa style today. This place rules.

With the exception of maybe the top three lines, the Obama-era push to build streetcars really was an incredible misallocation of scarce transit dollars, huh?

job! Come join my colleagues to find trends and map visualizations related to our regional grant program! Happy to answer any questions folks have about what it's like to work at the Council or on my team :) We are a lot of fun. governmentjobs.com/careers/metroc…

✅ First semester on the tenure track.

I will be teaching....94 students across two courses this semester. Faculty-student ratios at big publics are wild to me as someone who went to a smaller state school.

I've even found myself saying "I'm not sure where I'm going here, but there's the information."

Heaven be praised🙌

Regardless of what happens to the People Over Parking Act, there’s already one clear winner: Donald Shoup ‘s book sales