Housing has a pulse ... and a reckoning

Bipartisan breakthrough in Washington, implementation chaos in California, rent control revival in Massachusetts, and a case against abundance

There’s plenty of housing news this week. (Photo by Jim Feng)

The nationwide housing push is entering a new phase. Washington just cleared its first significant housing bill in half a century. Governors are cutting red tape to speed up production. Even churches are getting in on the action, turning parking lots into apartments. And yet, implementation me…