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Panel: CEQA litigation, fees and land costs cited as chief drivers of California's high housing prices
Summary
At the Salinas summit, land economists, a land‑use attorney and developers told attendees that CEQA litigation, prevailing wage requirements, fees and constrained land availability raise per‑unit costs; panelists referenced RAND and other studies showing California building costs far exceed those in Texas and Colorado.
Speakers on the California Housing Landscape panel traced today's affordability problems to a combination of land scarcity, procedural friction and regulatory cost. Wendell Cox (demographer) emphasized the rising share of total housing cost attributable to land in coastal counties, while Jennifer Hernandez (land-use attorney) described CEQA litigation and protracted procedural processes as practical blockers to timely production.
"The top target of CEQA lawsuits now for, as long as CEQA has been…
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