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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

State and local policymakers around the country are working to address America’s severe housing shortage, by considering, and implementing, a wide range of policies in the hopes of increasing housing supply. These policies range from substantive revisions to zoning codes to procedural reforms to the land use approval process.

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CED and Affordable Housing: How Does Manufactured Housing Fit In?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing is a basic issue for anyone interested in CED. Behind the headline are a host of issues that both foster hope in how to address affordable housing needs and the realization of the many steps it may take to get there. in 2021 is $124,400 (average of single and double-wide, not including land).

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The UMBS makes up 70 percent of the total MBS market in the US and was established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to provide stability, liquidity, and resiliency in the US housing market. CSS delivers an industry-critical function and is regulated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).

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Implications and Geography of Office to Housing Conversions

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Office to residential conversions are a once-in-a-generation opportunity to provide affordable housing in New York City. In their “ Making New York Work for Everyone ” plan, released in January, Mayor Adams and Governor Hochul expressed eagerness to build more housing in New York City’s business districts after COVID.

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Japan’s Digital Agency accelerates government cloud migration with AWS generative AI–powered architecture reviews

AWS Public Sector Blog

In September 2021, Japan took a leap with the establishment of its Digital Agency and the creation of the government cloud. The Digital Agency’s government cloud As the central command for Japan’s digital transformation, the Digital Agency began pursuing the development of a government cloud in 2021.

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Supply Skepticism Revisited: What New Research Shows About the Impact of Supply on Affordability

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Furman Center faculty directors Vicki Been, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Kathy O’Regan recently released “ Supply Skepticism Revisited ”, highlighting the latest rigorous research that draws out the nuanced effects housing supply has on housing affordability. “We need all hands on deck producing all housing.”

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Announcing the winners of the inaugural Future of Government Awards: Celebrating digital transformation initiatives around the world

AWS Public Sector Blog

EU Digital COVID Certificate, with more than 245 million certificates obtained through IO since June 2021. Open Source Adaptation of the Year Award special mentions: BERDI – Canada Energy Regulator, Canada. IO processed more than 822 million transactions by almost nine million participants. million users.