Key deadlines loom as towns, builders digest new DCA affordable housing obligations

With the release of new calculations on the state’s affordable housing deficit, towns and cities in New Jersey now have just over three months to adopt the numbers or provide their own.

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.