When cities (or their planners) make requirements for "affordable" housing, what are the benchmarks used to establish whether those requirements succeeded? What is the goal, and how do we know whether they've been achieved?

[Bloomberg Opinion] Because of the cooling in the housing market, inflation in many southern metros is already below 2%, and the weakness in the housing market is raising recession risks there now too:

Link: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

How did I not get invited to this study? gizmodo.com/air-conditione…

Want to build Nuclear? Come build in Texas. Texas officially has the largest subsidy for Nuclear in the entire country at $350 Million

$ECN $LEGH $SKY

7) SB 785 – Manufactured-Housing Access - Expands areas where manufactured housing can be allowed by-right - Apps auto-approved if city stays silent 45 days - Could expand MH-eligible land in 44% of TX cities

Manufactured housing offers homebuyers an affordable route to homeownership. But dust-covered federal regulations stall the industry. We are working with our partners to ensure the HUD code keeps pace with conditions on the ground and allows our private sector to innovate.

Rents and home prices have risen to near all-time highs in Texas. A suite of new laws in the state will help ensure that "all Texans have access to the housing options they need," says our Alex Horowitz. pewtrsts.org/44vW2Wl

I wanted to finish this night on one positive note: This is Scott Ruskan, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer. He is credited with saving 165 people from Camp Mystic. It was his first rescue mission. Here is his story: nytimes.com/2025/07/06/us/…

This Senate Banking package is a watershed moment in federal housing policy--chassis reform, Build More Housing Near Transit, Housing Supply Frameworks, & a brand new set of carrots & sticks based on housing production outcomes! Full NotebookLM-queryable text in next tweet