Panelists discussed potential solutions for labor, lumber, legislation, land, and lending challenges impeding housing supply.
Tariffs and tax reform remain top of mind at the federal level, while efforts to reform zoning and permitting are taking shape at the state and local level.
Reckford discusses the partnerships that have shaped 2024 as well as the role Habitat for Humanity will play in the relief and recovery efforts following the recent hurricanes in the Southeast.
Improvements to affordability are limited by robust household growth, development constraints, and high construction costs, according to Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
More than 40 exhibitors canvassed Washington, D.C., with full-sized housing prototypes at the 2024 Innovative Housing Showcase.