Potential Pathways to Scale Innovative Construction Methods in California
Amid a deepening housing crisis, innovation in housing construction has emerged as a promising pathway to lower costs, shorten development timelines, and increase housing production. Industrialized construction (IC) applies practices from manufacturing to housing design and construction—including prefabricated building elements assembled off-site and other advanced construction methods. Despite the potential to deliver predictability, enhanced quality control, and economies of scale, the industry has struggled to scale in California. A Terner Center report focuses on the…
Testimony to the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee
On February 26, 2026, Deputy Director of Research Ryan Finnigan testified to the California State Senate Budget and Fiscal Review…
Testimony to the California State Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development
Deputy Director of Policy David Garcia testified to the California State Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development on Wednesday,…
Pathways to Support Mixed-Status Immigrant Families Receiving Federal Housing Assistance
Note: HUD released a prepublication copy of the rule on February 19, 2026, and it is scheduled to be published…
The Cost of Fragmentation: A Comparison of State Affordable Housing Finance Governance Systems
To finance and build affordable housing, developers across the United States need to assemble multiple funding sources at the federal,…
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