“How expensive?” tracks measurements of California’s totally unaffordable housing market. The pain: Even California’s “bargain” rents look expensive on a national scale. The source: My trusty spreadsheet reviewed 2023 average …
There’s a lot at stake in Concord’s debate over tenant protections, since renters occupy approximately 40% of all housing units in the city, and more than 48% of renters spend …
California’s renters got a mild breather in 2023. When my trusty spreadsheet looked at ApartmentList’s rent data – a curious mix of landlord listings and Census stats – it’s clear …
Fees — service fees, convenience fees, transfer fees, delivery fees, bank fees — are ubiquitous and, more and more, a standard part of commerce in the gig-age of the 21st …
“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends. Buzz: Big apartment complexes house only a little more than one-fourth of all California renters. Source: …
BY JEANNE KUANG | CalMatters When California lawmakers passed a rent cap four years ago to protect tenants from large and frequent rent hikes, they exempted hundreds of thousands of …
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER | CalMatters In March 2021, the Los Angeles film industry was just beginning to roar back to life after a prolonged COVID-induced slump, but Michael Addis, a …
Have hordes of investors – from mom and pops to Wall Street giants – gobbled up single-family residences across the state to make them rentals? Well, my trusty spreadsheet looked …
Rents have stayed steady for most of the year in the Bay Area — but the trend might not continue for long. As mortgage rates inch closer to 8% — their …
A $120-million deal has ensured tenants of a 720-unit apartment complex in eastern Montreal will see their rents protected from excessive annual increases. This initiative, backed by a housing advocacy group, …