by Anthony Dedousis | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog, Data and Research
The holidays may be fast-approaching, but here at Abundant Housing LA, our scrutiny of bad housing elements continues. We’re delivering lots of coal to city councils that have spent the past year finding excuses for not encouraging housing growth and not ending...
by Anthony Dedousis | Dec 2, 2021 | Blog, Data and Research
Buildings that combine residential and commercial uses are not a new idea. Apartments above ground-floor retail can be found throughout America’s older cities and towns, and even existed in the ancient world. But this concept, today known as “mixed-use development”,...
by Anthony Dedousis | Jun 2, 2021 | Blog, Data and Research
Since moving to Texas, Elon Musk certainly hasn’t minced words when it comes to his opinion of California. To him, we’ve been “winning for too long,” and we’re starting to grow “complacent” about attracting and retaining big business. And Elon isn’t the only one...
by Anthony Dedousis | May 26, 2021 | Blog, Data and Research
In our latest installment of “Housing Across America”, we dive into housing policy in fast-growing Austin, Texas and its new Affordability Unlocked initiative. The development of Affordability Unlocked, a positive but flawed policy, reflects the tension between...
by Anthony Dedousis | Dec 8, 2020 | Blog, Data and Research, Resource Library
Our region’s housing crisis and lack of affordable housing put lower-income tenant households at serious risk of eviction. It is common for unscrupulous landlords to illegally or unfairly evict tenants, and most tenants are unable to fight back. Advocates estimate...
by Anthony Dedousis | Oct 9, 2020 | Blog, Data and Research, RHNA
By this time next year, Los Angeles may be on a path to fixing its housing shortage and becoming a more affordable place to live. That’s because state law requires every city in California to create a strategic plan for achieving a citywide housing growth goal. Under...
