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The many ways to build more housing

A judge blocks HUD and California stacks up YIMBY wins. Commercial conversions and A.I. show different paths to more housing, while rent control gets in the way.

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Halina Bennet
Aug 31, 2026
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Townhouses in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of New York City. (Photo by Alexander Spatari via Getty Images)

Surprise! With the primaries mostly behind us, Evening Edition is switching things up: Housing posts will now come out on Mondays, and election content will publish on Wednesdays.

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