The ‘A’ word: What do we mean when we say ‘affordable’ housing?
It’s the phrase guaranteed to garner applause in mayoral stump speeches. It’s listed at the top of voters’ concerns in surveys year after year. It’s the subject of a $20 …
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Are cheaper mortgages bad news for California’s housing market?
Falling mortgage rates should come with a warning label stating: “Be careful what you wish for!” This summer’s cheaper home loans ignited real estate buzz suggesting California’s two-year homebuying slump …
In these 4 US cities, the housing market just reached an incredible milestone
By Samantha Delouya | CNN The total value of the housing market now exceeds $1 trillion in eight US cities, doubling from just four cities last year and underscoring just …
Homelessness advocate arrested in trying to stall ‘unlawful’ sweep
Early Wednesday, state law enforcement showed up to clear a homeless encampment on Caltrans land beneath Interstate 580 in Oakland — only to find that they were blocked from entering: …
Confusion reigns on eve of real estate commission changes
A landmark legal settlement governing real estate commissions takes effect in a matter of days. Nevertheless, Nicholas Rosen of Castro Valley is still having a hard time getting agents to …
How will new real estate rules work? Your questions answered
Starting on Aug. 13, most Southern California home shoppers will need to sign contracts with agents to view properties for sale, binding them to paying their own commissions if they can’t …
Independent living homes for mental health go unregulated
When Daniel Costa left prison a decade ago, he may have regained his freedom, but his new housing arrangements made it difficult to escape the life he led on the …
East Palo Alto tenants demand property owners improve living conditions
Mold. Cockroaches. Broken windows. Faulty plumbing. These are a few of the problems residents of three East Palo Alto apartment buildings along one residential street say they have lived with for …
Confusion reigns on eve of real estate commission changes
A landmark legal settlement governing real estate commissions takes effect in a matter of days. Nevertheless, Nicholas Rosen of Castro Valley is still having a hard time getting agents to …
Voters should reject rent control and landlords’ revenge
California voters will be asked this fall to expand rent control with a statewide ballot measure similar to ones they wisely rejected in 2018 and 2020. Supply-and-demand economic principles today are …