Backlash calls Concord tenant protections into question
CONCORD — Maria Verduzco has two more weeks to move out of the three-bedroom house she and her three children have called home since 2021. In late January, she received …
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Are corporate landlords gobbling up California homes?
By Ben Christopher | CalMatters Some of the state’s most powerful legislators want Big Landlord out of California’s single family neighborhoods. The Legislature will consider at least three bills this …
Here are the places where rent is dropping in the US
Rents continue to cool, dropping for the sixth month in a row nationwide, and providing a bit of relief to renters. The national median price of rent for apartments ranging …
Where is California’s hardest spot to find an apartment?
“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: California has three of the nation’s toughest spots to be an apartment hunter. The source: RentCafe takes regular …
Concord City Council approves new tenant, landlord protections for rent hikes and evictions
CONCORD — The financial toll of annual rent hikes and evictions will soon be slightly less burdensome for renters living in roughly 18,100 dwellings in the East Bay. Concord lawmakers …
California bill would block landlords from denying pets
In California’s tight rental market, apartment hunting is a daunting task. For pet owners, the options are even fewer. But a bill proposed in the California State Assembly this year …
Where is homeownership highest in California?
California may be a tough spot to buy a home – but don’t tell that to house hunters in the Inland Empire. When my trusty spreadsheet looked at homeownership data …
Mortality surged for renters facing eviction during the Covid-19 pandemic, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips | CNN Housing instability carries deadly risks, and these vulnerabilities were exacerbated for many during the Covid-19 pandemic. The mortality rate among renters who faced eviction was …
Downtown San Jose lands new university in boost for city’s urban core
SAN JOSE — Downtown San Jose has landed a new university that is poised to bolster the city’s urban core as it battles to recover from coronavirus-induced maladies and a …
Why some renters won’t buy homes, even as mortgage rates fall
By Elizabeth Renter | NerdWallet Last year was tough for potential home buyers: Prices and mortgage rates were high, while the number of homes available was low. But even if …