A nonprofit organization connected to the California Association of Realtors, sued six cities located in Los Angeles and Orange counties, for failing to meet meet a deadline to approve updated housing elements.

Manhattan Beach tried to retrofit an old ordinance to cover short-term rentals without Coastal Commission approval. It didn't work.

Maybe we're premature, but the signs are there.

President Biden has proposed a $10 billion state and local grant program that would work to roll back single-family zoning laws.

State guidance is forthcoming, but some jurisdictions are out ahead of the curve.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors adopted the Safety Element Update to the county’s general plan, which will limit new development in wildfire hazard zones.

An appellate court says yes -- if funding sources are available, even if it's unlikely that the landowner is willing to sell.

Bonta's warning letters on violations of state housing law increased dramatically in March.

Four mostly suburban cities in Los Angeles County have filed suit against the state to block provisions of a recently adopted housing law. Read more: https://therealdeal-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/therealdeal.com/la/2022/04/01/four-la-county-cities-sue-state-on-sb9s-split-resi-lots/amp/

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Plus: SB 743 strikes again in Pleasanton Costco case.

A new report from the state Auditor's Office argues that the state must make better use of available property to build more housing