Tushar Kansal

2 weeks ago | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tushar Kansal

Projects could create low-cost, downtown housing near jobs and transportation Article April 28, 2025 By: Alex Horowitz & Tushar Kansal Read time: Share Chicago and Washington, D.C., Among Cities Well Suited for Office-to-Co-Living Conversions Daniel Leal AFP via Getty Images Like most major American cities, Chicago and Washington, D.C., are struggling with a trio of real estate challenges: a housing shortage that has driven up rents, record rates of homelessness (in large part caused by...

2 months ago | azcapitoltimes.com | Tushar Kansal |Enrique Davis-Mazlum

The “Starter Homes” bill is a good beginning. The Legislature can do further by expanding the availability of casitas, and adjusting zoning laws.

Feb 4, 2025 | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tushar Kansal

New research on Los Angeles and Houston finds economic viability of micro-apartments with shared common areas Article February 4, 2025 By: Alex Horowitz & Tushar Kansal Read time: Share Converting Offices to Tiny Apartments Could Add Low-Cost Housing Johannes Eisele AFP via Getty Images Los Angeles and Houston could add thousands of low-cost housing units to their downtowns by converting vacant office buildings to “tiny apartments” with shared kitchens, bathrooms, and living rooms, according...

Oct 22, 2024 | pewtrusts.org | Alex Horowitz |Tushar Kansal

New research finds efficient method to add low-cost, downtown housing Article October 22, 2024 By: Alex Horowitz & Tushar Kansal Read time: Share Co-Living Could Unlock Office-to-Residential Conversions The Pew Charitable Trusts The United States has a shortage of 4 million to 7 million homes and, at the same time, an all-time-high office vacancy rate of 20%, meaning that more than a billion square feet of office space is unused. But despite the urgent need for housing—and many local...

May 23, 2024 | pewtrusts.org | Tushar Kansal |Sarah Saadian

Households throughout the country, particularly those with the lowest incomes, are struggling with the high cost of housing because of decades of underbuilding, high construction costs, and the resulting shortage of homes for sale and for rent, all combined with inadequately funded housing assistance.