NEWS & UPDATES
From the LeSar Portfolio of Firms
November 2026 Newsletter
FY 2027 HUD Funding Heads Toward a December Deadline
The Administration's FY 2027 budget request, released in April, proposed eliminating funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the Community Development Block [...]
Affordable Housing and Homeownership Bonds Overwhelmingly Supported by California Voters
While official election results will not be certified until December 11, the passage of Propositions 1 and 37 is not in doubt, as Californians [...]
California Invests in Regional Housing Finance Agencies as Partners to Housing Affordability
At over $350 billion, the California state budget is massive. At such a scale, small investments that drive impact can be overlooked. Embedded in [...]
Upcoming Webinar – Ballots, Budgets & Building: What State and Federal Decisions Mean for Housing’s Future
Join Zack Olmstead, Executive Vice President, LeSar Holdings, for an overview of California’s state budget, the federal budget landscape, and the implications of election [...]
What We’re Reading
REPORTS / RESOURCES
2026 California Legislative Round-Up | Terner Center for Housing at UC Berkeley | October 2026
Who Can Afford to Rent in California’s Many Regions? | California Housing Partnership | October 2026
Preserving NOAH as an Anti-Displacement Strategy | Terner Center for Housing at UC Berkeley | October 2026
Who Can Afford Affordable Housing? Income Targeting in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program in Los Angeles County | UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies | October 2026
How Does Neighborhood Location Affect the Cost of Producing Affordable Housing? | UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies | October 2026
ARTICLES/MEDIA
Seattle Social Housing Hits Milestone with Land Acquisition | Smart Cities Dive | October 23, 2026
L.A. Has A Surprisingly Large Gap Between City and Suburban Home Prices. Here’s Why the Difference Is So Big | Los Angeles Times | October 23, 2026
Gen Z Is ‘In the Thick’ Of High Housing Costs. These Candidates Aim to Solve It | NPR | October 23, 2026
Trump Signs Housing Affordability Executive Order | Politico | October 22, 2026
Home Prices Are Starting to Fall in Some Pockets of the U.S. | New York Times | October 22, 2026
How Massachusetts Organizers Turned a Proposed Camping Ban into an Outreach Program | Shelterforce | October 21, 2026
There’s A $11.25 Billion Housing Bond on the Ballot This November. Here’s What You Should Know | Calmatters | October 16, 2026
Homelessness Experts Want Housing Without Strings Attached | Shelterforce | October 14, 2026
Denver Is Solving Homelessness. Why Aren’t the Rest of Us? | Planetizen | October 14, 2026
Inside The New Group Hoping to Shake Up Fresno’s Development Politics (and Make Homes More Affordable) | Fresnoland | October 13, 2026