California wants to use seed money to help first-time homebuyers
CALmatters Fiona Ma is the California treasurer, elected in 2018. Micah Weinberg is the CEO of California Forward, a nonprofit organization that…
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Nearly a third of Gen Z is living at home, where they plan to stay
This year’s rapid inflation rates have meant higher prices for virtually everything, including rent, food and even partying. So what comes next…
Housing Cost Crisis? On-site U.S. workers struggle to find a way to pay, unlike those who work from home
It’s safe to say, considering one-in-three “cost-burdened” households spent above the recommended 30% of gross household income on housing costs in 2019,…
Housing affordability set to drop to 2007 levels this year
Housing affordability is set to worsen to levels last seen early in the financial crisis as rising mortgage rates compound high prices,…
Bubble watch: Did Fed issue warning for Western housing?
Buzz: Federal Reserve researchers, in their latest summary of residential real estate activity in Western states, seemed to offer a vague warning…
HUD budget to expand greatly if Biden plan approved
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) could be in for a big financial boost, as part of President Biden’s proposed…
Manhattan Borough President calls for action on congestion pricing
NEW YORK (PIX11) – The plan to charge a toll in Manhattan at 60th Street south to the Battery is known as…
Home insurance costs nearly double due to inflation
Inflation has affected nearly every aspect of life, from food, to gas, to labor. Now, homeowners could see those costs reflected in…
How much student housing does $1.4 billion buy?
Mikhail Zinshteyn | CalMatters What a difference $1 billion makes. An estimated 3,800 more college students will soon have affordable campus housing…
Developers eye new housing at Westminster Mall, Santa Ana office tower, Surf City parking lots
Samantha Gowen The aging Westminster Mall, an underperforming office tower in Santa Ana and four lots in Surf City will likely be…
‘Housing Hunger Games’ leave thousands priced out of homeownership
After looking at more than 30 homes and getting outbid on at least a dozen, Aliso Viejo renters Beth and David Von…
UC Berkeley housing shortage leaves students scrambling
Tara Nguyen Editor’s note: This story was produced for Mosaic Vision, a pilot project of the Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area…
Prop 13 study says property tax benefits vary by race
CALmatters By Jeanne Kuang | CalMatters While homeownership remains a challenge for people of color in California, a new report argues the…
Could California be headed for a homeowners insurance catastrophe?
Californians are in the midst of an environmental crisis as the frequency and intensity of wildfires worsen. This year alone has produced…
A year after Surfside collapse, two California startups are creating Carfax-like reports for HOAs
As family and survivors commemorate the one-year anniversary of the deadly Surfside, Fla., condo collapse on Friday, June 24, two Southern California…
Facebook and US sign deal to end discriminatory housing ads
Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle…