RaleighForward

06/06/2026

Renting and a higher proportion of older-adult households are strong predictors of U.S. homelessness, especially sheltered homelessness. The interaction of aging populations with rental cost burdens compounds risk, suggesting targeted affordability policies are critical as the population ages post-COVID.

06/05/2026

This Stanford/Toronto study uses dynamic mathematical modeling of 1,000 unhoused adults with opioid use disorder. It finds that providing stable housing (without requiring sobriety) is cost-effective, reduces overdoses and mortality, increases treatment retention, and improves quality-adjusted life years compared to a treatment-first status quo.

This economic evaluation analyzes the costs and health outcomes of providing stable housing to people experiencing homelessness who have opioid use disorder (OUD).

06/04/2026

Published April 24, 2025, this article by leading homelessness scholars argues that ending U.S. homelessness is achievable but requires substantial expansion of affordable housing, rental subsidies, and Housing First interventions. The authors synthesize evidence showing that political will and resources remain the primary barriers to solving the crisis.

Ending homelessness in the United States has remained stubbornly out of reach. Despite hundreds of federal, state, and local plans to end homelessness, most have ended unsuccessfully—due to a range...

06/03/2026

Join CITYBUILDER, RaleighForward and WakeUP Wake County for our first ADU tour around Raleigh. We’ll visit ADUs in an open-house style, discovering new builds and design practices that were enabled by Raleigh’s 2020 ADU reforms.

Join CITYBUILDER and our friends from RaleighForward and WakeUP Wake County for our first ADU tour around Raleigh. This tour will be an opportunity to visit sev

06/01/2026

Join RaleighForward, WakeUP Wake County, CITYBUILDER and the City of Raleigh for a workshop introducing architects and builders to ADU design, permitting, and sustainable construction methods. The workshop will be held on Saturday, June 6th from 9am to noon.

Join us for a morning of learning and conversation in this workshop introducing architects and builders to ADU design, permitting, and sustainable construction

05/31/2026

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05/30/2026

Does Upzoning Affect Housing Supply and Affordability? Evidence From Minneapolis 2040
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5395203

05/29/2026

Minneapolis Land Use Reforms Offer a Blueprint for Housing Affordability
https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2024/01/04/minneapolis-land-use-reforms-offer-a-blueprint-for-housing-affordability

05/28/2026

California’s HOME Act Turns One: Data and Insights from the First Year of Senate Bill 9

The California HOME Act—otherwise known as Senate Bill (SB) 9—took effect on January 1st, 2022 and makes it possible for homeowners to split their home’s lot and build up to four homes on a single-family parcel. Upon the law’s passage, some hailed it as a major victory for zoning reform... R...

05/27/2026

The Wake County Median Listing Price per square foot is starting to moderate: