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Commentary: The Case for Smarter Building Codes
What goes where will always take precedence, but after the primary barriers to housing are addressed, how we build becomes more important.
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Housing Affordability Institute Releases Roadmap for Building Code Reforms
A new report released today by Housing Affordability Institute outlines how policymakers, regulators, and code officials can reform how residential energy and building codes are developed and adopted.
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Reaction: Building Permits Slow, Starts Increase in Q1
Permits for new housing fell in February and March, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Building Permit Survey data released this morning.
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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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Commentary: New Homes are the Solution; Why Do We Treat Them as the Problem?
There is a difference between finding an answer and finding the solution; this difference often lies in properly framing the question.
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New Report Finds Aging Housing Stock Drives Majority of U.S. Energy Use
Housing Affordability Institute released a new report today, Chasing Perfection: Energy Performance in the Nation’s Aging vs. New Housing Stock, examining how energy efficiency varies across housing built over the past several decades.
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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 – March 2026
This month’s featured highlights include updates from Indiana, Arizona, and Virginia.
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Reaction: Housing Permits Slow In January
The seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing units authorized in the United States fell 5.4% in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s monthly housing report released this morning
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Commentary: Declining Permits, Rates, and the Need for Evergreen Affordability
While the “rate shock” period is not yet over, one thing is clear: We need housing policies to foster an environment where affordability is an evergreen value.
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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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Reaction: Housing Permits in 2025 End At Four-Year Low
The United States ended 2025 with a preliminary seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.448 million housing units authorized in the United States, a 6.2 percent increase over the revised November estimate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s monthly housing report released this morning
