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San Diego Voters Appear to Reject Measure A Vacant-Home Tax

Preliminary tallies showing the measure trailing signal potential legal relief for the city.

Oakland Home Values Sink to Decade Lows, Tying for Nation’s Sharpest Drop

Marblehead Passes MBTA Housing Plan Centered on Golf Course

Comptroller Sizes Up NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax, Putting Annual Take at $340M–$500M

Sydney Council Orders Probe Into Targeted Bans on Non‑Resident Short‑Term Rentals

Charlie Crist Enters St. Petersburg Mayor’s Race With Cash Edge Over Ken Welch

Valuation Gaps Cloud New York City's Proposed Pied-à-Terre Tax

B.C. Speeds Short-Term Rental Opt-Outs With Early Kelowna Exemption

Boston Sand & Gravel Sues to Block Charlestown Housing, Citing Truck–Pedestrian Risk

Braun Signs HEA 1001, Forcing Local Reviews to Boost Housing Supply

Preliminary Results Show Lakewood Voters Repealing New Zoning Code

Valencia Passes Sweeping Caps on Tourist Apartments

Calgary Opens Marathon Hearing on Repealing Citywide Rezoning

Calgary Sets Public Hearing Next Week on Repealing Citywide Rezoning

Berlin Opens Public Review of 52-Storey Warschauer Brücke Housing Tower

Pikes Peak Housing Report: Rents Soften, Prices Edge Down as Multifamily Permits More Than Triple

Supreme Court Rejects Huntington Beach Appeal, Leaving State Housing Orders Intact

State Water Permit Clears Way for Disney World Affordable Housing Project

Monitor Point Waterfront Towers Face Community Test After 40% Affordability Pledge

Chicago Breaks Ground on First ‘Missing Middle’ Homes in North Lawndale