Housing

Research indicates office space conversions could be financed with bonds.

Bond Buyer Senior Reporter Keeley Webster shares an interview with California Treasurer Fiona Ma on her run for lieutenant governor as a prelude to a fireside chat Wells Fargo Director Julia Kim conducted with the state treasurer at The Bond Buyer's California Public Finance conference.

Gov. Kathy Hochul this week signed into law a trio of bills passed by New York's Legislature leveraging state resources to accelerate affordable housing in New York City.

The Biden administration announces new emphasis on transit-oriented development.

San Francisco City Administrator Carmen Chu highlighted challenges the city faces, and how city leaders plan to solve them.

"A lot of these priority items are bottlenecking, said Brian Egan, director of government affairs at the National Association of Bond Lawyers.

Peter Lam has served as bond counsel to state and local issuers for public and privately placed bond issuances.

Mohamed Balla, Atlanta's CFO, talks about housing bonds and his participation in the recent National Association of Security Professionals' annual conference. Thomas Nocera hosts. (22 minutes)

Moody's boosted CalHFA's rating to Aa2, following a similar move by S&P in December.

The bill, which was introduced Tuesday, is cosponsored by Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev. and Bill Cassidy, R-La.

The Biden Administration has partnered with five cities and the State of California in efforts to reduce homelessness.

Despite legislation and political rhetoric, demand for environmental, social, and governance focused debt remains strong.

The House Appropriations Committee heard from tribal leaders about housing and transportation needs.

A bill to prevent developers from buying bonds issued by their metropolitan districts died, but another measure limiting interest rates in such cases was enacted.

A demand survey conducted by CDLAC in November foreshadowed $11 billion in requests from applicants for the state's private activity bonds.

Agency says it's the highest general obligation bond rating it has received in 47 years.

The Build Back Better Act contains provisions that could help states finance additional affordable homes.

By lowering the amount of private activity bonds needed to finance low-income housing, the provision would free up PABs volume for other projects.

Mayors are urging Congress to preserve major housing support in the reconciliation bill.

$2.75 billion is available to build permanent housing for unhoused people, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said at a press conference.