Government & Public Policy
The affordable housing debate: Gubernatorial candidates weigh policy challenges, solutions at New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference

The debate over how to expand affordable housing in New Jersey is far from over, even after the passage of a law to devise the next round of obligations for hundreds of towns and cities. That was clear last week during a roundtable discussion involving four candidates hoping to be the state’s next governor, who were on hand for the annual New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference in New Brunswick.

Government & Public Policy
Suárez, new DCA chief, pledges continued partnership with NJAA as association opens its annual conference and expo

The New Jersey Apartment Association kicked off its annual conference and expo in Atlantic City with a keynote from Jacquelyn Suárez, the new head of the state’s Department of Community Affairs, who pledged to continue the agency’s strong working relationship with the multifamily industry as it looks to expand housing opportunities across New Jersey.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy signs landmark affordable housing bill, creating new framework for development

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a landmark bill to revamp how New Jersey calculates and enforces each town’s obligations for affordable housing, setting a path for a new phase of residential development across the state under the Mount Laurel doctrine.

Government & Public Policy
Assembly passes bill to disband COAH, recast blueprint for affordable housing obligations

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would revamp how New Jersey calculates each town’s affordable housing obligations, seeking to streamline a process that had languished in recent decades before being taken over by the state judiciary.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy picks DCA’s Suárez, head of local government services, as agency’s next chief

Gov. Phil Murphy has announced his choice to lead the state Department of Community Affairs after the death of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who had led the agency since taking office in 2018.

Top News
Commercial real estate leaders pay tribute to Oliver after lieutenant governor’s death

The death of Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver is rippling through the state’s commercial and residential real estate industries, whose leaders recalled her as a pioneer and devoted public servant who advocated for affordable housing and economic development.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy signs bill to allow third-party code inspections, drawing cheers from real estate industry

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill that aims to speed up construction permitting in New Jersey, allowing developers to hire private-sector code inspectors if local officials cannot complete a review within three business days of a requested date.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developers land $42 million for affordable housing near Newark’s University Hospital

A development team has closed on $42 million in financing for a project that will bring 78 affordably priced apartments to an area just north of Newark’s University Hospital.

Residential & Mixed Use
NJAA calls for ramping up new state eviction prevention program

With New Jersey’s eviction moratorium drawing down and state officials no longer taking applications for rental assistance for landlords and tenants impacted by the pandemic, stakeholders are hoping to see a new eviction prevention program take center stage.

Government & Public Policy
Builders, public officials look to confront New Jersey’s housing supply and affordability crisis

Homebuilders joined key public officials at the Atlantic Builders Convention last month to confront New Jersey’s housing supply and affordability crisis, pledging a spirit of cooperation as they search for solutions.