Multifamily permits hit 10-year low
The hopes of California tenants that a wave of apartment construction might provide more rent relief may be fizzling in early 2024. Construction plans for multifamily housing plunged to a …
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Tenant advocates in this Bay Area city are close to putting rent control on the ballot
Tenant advocates in San Pablo are one step closer to getting rent control on the ballot this November. On Tuesday, advocates submitted to the city more than 1,500 signatures needed …
Referendum challenging Concord rent stabilization, just cause ordinance fails without enough signatures
The city of Concord will officially implement new rent stabilization and just cause for eviction laws Friday — 41 days after a group of residents attempted to require that voters …
Wealth worsens California housing crisis; what lawmakers can do
Housing insecurity in the United States has surged in the wake of COVID-19, ongoing inflation and cost of living increases. Living in a state facing unprecedented homelessness rates, I witness the struggle for housing …
California rent ‘bargains’ are disappearing. Which ones are left? – The Mercury News
“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Tenants will find dwindling cost advantages when choosing California’s cheapest places to rent compared with the state’s priciest …
Rent relief program available in Milpitas
Milpitas recently launched a new rent relief program to help low-income locals live and work in the city. The Workforce Housing Rental Assistance Program aims to provide 50 households with …
Will counting rent for credit score help if home prices stay high? What we know – National
As the federal government proposes tying on-time rent payments to credit scores as part of efforts aimed at helping renters break into the housing market, some advocates are cautioning that …
Wobbly Bay Area office market spurs delay of huge San Jose tech campus
SAN JOSE — A huge tech campus proposed for downtown San Jose could be delayed for a few years, fresh evidence that the Bay Area’s wobbly office market and tricky …
The feds want to study giving cash to renters. Will Californians be included?
BY MARISA KENDALL | CalMatters Guaranteed income has become a buzzword in California, as the state struggles to stop people from getting priced out of their homes and landing on …
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan pushes anti-displacement tenant protection
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is throwing his support behind a proposed ordinance to help low-income tenants in San Jose stay in their neighborhoods. This week, the mayor and community …