Category: Housing Policy
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State-Level Housing Reforms 2026: Observations and Issues
While lawmakers in a handful of states continue their work, much of the nation has work as its state capitols wrap up for the year. Below are highlights and trends for 2026. New States Find First-Year Successes In their first years pushing major changes, Idaho and Indiana passed comprehensive reforms. HB 1001 in Indiana was…
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State Legislatures and Housing Reform: May 2026
This month’s featured highlights include updates from Colorado and Minnesota.
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State Legislatures and Housing Reform – April 2026
This month’s featured highlights include updates from Arizona, Idaho, and Minnesota.
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New White Paper Highlights Montana Miracle Court Win
Housing Affordability Institute has released a new white paper examining MAID v. State of Montana, a March 2026 decision in which the Montana Supreme Court upheld the “Montana Miracle.”
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State Legislatures and Housing Reform – February 2026
There has been a lot of movement at the state level since this month, including more governors making reform a priority, exaction reform in Arizona, and Indiana’s reform bill clears its first Senate committee.
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State Legislatures and Housing Reform – January 2026
Throughout 2026, Housing Affordability Institute will be tracking housing policy reforms working through state legislatures across the United States.
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New White Paper: What Is Housing Supply
Housing Affordability Institute has released a new white paper examining two key measures that shape housing markets and affordability—housing supply and housing inventory.
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New White Paper: Density for Housing and Regulatory Interplay
Housing Affordability Institute released a new white paper this morning highlighting how housing density is determined.
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State Legislatures and Housing Reform: Summer 2025
Texas Governor Signs Reforms Post-Adjournment; California Tackles Environmental Review Reform.
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New White Paper Highlights Impact Fees And Housing
Housing Affordability Institute released a new white paper today outlining impact fees and their role in housing and development.
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Introducing The State-Level Legal Precedent Series
Housing Affordability Institute has expanded its coverage of legal precedents impacting housing and development with the creation of a state-level legal precedent series. The initial entry into this series comes from Connecticut: Builders Service Corporation Inc. et al. v. Planning and Zoning Commission of East Hampton. This case established the state’s precedent that planning and…
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State-Level Housing Reform: February 2025 Update
As February draws to a close, Housing Affordability Institute wanted to highlight the recent movement or bills and new introductions in State Legislatures across the county.