California enacts sweeping exemption to development-killing environmental law

California Enacts CEQA Reform as Part of Budget Bill that exempts urban housing projects from the California Environmental Quality Act .

Arlington County's missing middle housing reforms are back on technicality.

New York's Rent Guidelines Board allows a 3 percent rent increase for housing in New York .

New York Rent Board votes to allow rent increases of 3 percent on one-year leases and 4.5 percent on two-year contracts.

Rent stabilized buildings will continue to struggle financially and fail to cover rising operating and maintenance costs, they say.

Zohran Mamdani's upset win in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary has produced shock and awe that he might actually elect a socialist.