New York State Builders Association

11/26/2023

09/02/2022

Rent Control Will Make the Housing Shortage Worse - WSJ

It provides a disincentive for landlords and developers to provide quality housing.

03/07/2022

NYSBA members discuss shortages affecting our industry.

The housing market isn't just red-hot for existing homes. Competition for home-building sites is fierce at the same time hurdles inhibit their construction.

02/18/2022

Surprised that this was pulled so quickly.

ALBANY – Gov. Kathy Hochul has pulled her budget proposal to require local governments to accept an expansion of apartments and backyard cottages in single-family neighborhoods as a way to combat a st

02/16/2022

A group called Homeowners for an Affordable New York is dialing voters and patching them through to their local reps.

02/14/2022

The New York State Builders Association fully supports continuation of the 421-A tax incentive in NYC. New, affordable housing depends on it!

If there’s a leaky pipe in your bathroom, the cheapest and easiest fix is to slap some putty on. It will close the leak but won’t stop the occasional drop from seeping through, and you’ll have to periodically slap on some more, all while the integrity of the pipe slowly wears away.

02/04/2022

NYSBA Newsletter -- February 2022 - https://mailchi.mp/3eac03f780c8/nysba-newsletter-february-5756953

02/02/2022

A coalition of real estate agents, home builders and property owners has called on the...

02/02/2022

421-a is a huge issue for our New York City members.

Real estate industry says renewing the 421-a program is essential to ensuring housing development, including affordable apartments, and have the governor on their side. But some city and Albany leaders say it should not survive.

01/24/2022

Demand is pushing up wages, but not enough, some say, to bring young workers to the door as older ones head for the exit.

01/24/2022

Please contact your State Senator and tell them to oppose S.6210 today! If your Senator is not a member of the Senate Housing Committee, urge them to reach out to their colleagues who are and share their concerns.

This bill is no more than an attempt by the ICC to sell more books to builders, code officials and the state. More importantly, it removes affordability as a consideration for new code changes.

This is not the time to be adding additional costs to the price of a new home in New York State.

The State Senate Housing Committee is considering a bill this week that would remove affordability as a factor when considering a new code.  We must act today to stop this from happening.We need you to contact your Senator and tell them to...

01/20/2022

"Local governments have further stymied new housing supply with zoning and building restrictions that will remain a problem even when home-building supply chain kinks resolve. And looking forward, climate change means that a growing share of housing supply that exists today may be uninhabitable or require expensive retrofits in the future..."

And what is New York State doing to resolve the housing affordability crisis?

1. Mandating all-electrification in new homes (increasing housing costs).
2. Increasing wetland regulations (increasing cost of land development).
3. Eliminating 100 ft gas allowance for gas lines to new homes (increasing housing costs).

There appears to be no quick reprieve coming for rising prices: “It’s not a bubble, it really is about the fundamentals.”