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New Housing Permits Drop to 8-Year Low in Southern California

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New Housing Permits Drop to 8-Year Low in Southern California. Southern California’s construction industry has been hit hard by the state’s shelter-in-place orders, resulting in an eight year low. For the second quarter of 2020, new housing permits were down 27% in a year, according to Whittier Daily News.

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods. Senate Bill 9, a California law scheduled to take effect January 1, will allow multi-unit housing in neighborhoods previously reserved for single-family homes, but some cities are fighting back with new restrictions. Housing Policy + Finance.

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize

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Top 25 Finalists for Ivory Innovations' Housing Affordability Prize esorum Thu, 03/16/2023 - 09:09 This year’s finalists in the Construction & Design category include solutions to the labor shortage as well as environmentally friendly building solutions focused on decreasing construction time.

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize

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Top 10 Ivory Innovations Finalists for the 2023 Housing Affordability Prize qpurcell Tue, 04/18/2023 - 09:57 Yesterday, Ivory Innovations announced the Top 10 Finalists for the 2023 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. The 2023 Ivory Prize Winners will be announced on May 24, 2023, at PCBC in Anaheim, California.

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Incentives Won’t Be Enough to Keep Buyers in the Game as Housing Shortage Grows

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Incentives Won’t Be Enough to Keep Buyers in the Game as Housing Shortage Grows. Builders are offering incentives to prospective buyers to hold on to what little demand remains, but as supply drops and housing costs grow, sales continue to slow. Fri, 08/12/2022 - 09:36.

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Cob on Wood Homeless Community in Oakland, California

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A group of homeless people and activists have built their own unsanctioned community center from the ground up — creating a kitchen, shower, toilet, health clinic, and free store in Oakland, California. Each cabin provides a free service for the dozens of un-housed residents who live in the massive camp under a freeway overpass.

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3ndless 3arth 3covillage in Calaveras County, California

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Enderlein is also the lead designer and builder of a proposed two-story Community House, which utilizes two 40-foot-long metal shipping containers. These and future building projects are permitted through Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations. The rest will be filled in with straw bales and cob.