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Sacramento Bee: After years of infighting, California passes meaningful housing reforms. Now what?

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October 7, 2021

There are few issues more pressing in California than housing, where nine out of 10 residents say finding an affordable place to live is a problem. Yet it took the better part of four years for state leaders to finally pass meaningful reforms that could aid the crisis. The suite of housing bills that were signed into law this month, led by Senate Bills 8, 9 and 10, showed what’s possible when righteous legislation is backed by a broad, informed and stubborn coalition that spans the state.

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CalMatters Gimme Shelter Podcast: Why is Fresno one of the nation’s hottest housing markets?

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September 28, 2021

In the new episode, CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon break down Fresno’s housing market and why rents and home prices have skyrocketed, even amid the pandemic. They are joined by Jovana Morales-Tilgren, who advocates on behalf of low-income tenants for Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, a Fresno nonprofit.

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Governor Newsom Signs Legislation to Increase Affordable Housing Supply and Strengthen Accountability

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September 28, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a suite of bills to boost housing production across California, complementing the Governor’s $22 billion housing affordability and homelessness package and ongoing work by the state to spur more housing production, tackle barriers to construction and hold local governments accountable. Taken together, the actions represent a comprehensive housing vision and the state’s commitment to create more affordable housing, faster and cheaper.

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California housing: Why is it so hard to get bills passed? | CalMatters

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August 9, 2021

In the latest episode of “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast.” CalMatters’ Manuela Tobias and the Los Angeles Times’ Liam Dillon are joined by former housing policy advisor Annie Fryman to tackle a crucial question: If housing is such a key priority for legislators, why can’t they get anything done?...

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NHAREP – 2020 State of Hispanic Homeownership

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May 14, 2021

This report serves to evaluate how the U.S. Latino population is fairing in terms of homeownership acquisition and to review the primary opportunities and barriers to future homeownership growth.

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Homeownership Is Affordable Housing | Urban Institute

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May 7, 2021

This brief reveals how the typical homeowner spends significantly less of their income on housing than the typical renter, a pattern that holds true for low- and very low–income households and across all races and ethnicities. It also explores why homeownership tends to be so much more affordable than renting, why it becomes even more affordable over time, and the impact of homeownership’s “affordability Big Bang.”...

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Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America

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May 1, 2021

In this interactive map from the University of Richmond, circles represent the proportion of cities graded by HOLC.

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SPUR – Housing as Infrastructure

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April 30, 2021

Reconceiving of housing as infrastructure could fundamentally transform the region’s housing landscape and empower state, regional and local governments to undertake changes on a largescale.

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CalMatters: California Home Prices Hit Record High

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April 26, 2021

Never has it cost so much to buy a house in California. The median price for a single-family home shot up to a staggering $758,990 in March — a nearly 6% increase from the previous record of $717,930 set in December and a whopping 24% increase from March 2020, according to figures released Friday by the state Department of Finance.

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Terner Center Report – Crisis Response Recovery: The Federal Government and the Black/White Ownership Gap

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March 31, 2021

Today, the median non-Hispanic White household holds almost $190,000 in wealth—7.8 times that of the median Black household ($24,100). While the drivers of the racial wealth gap are complex, disparities in access to homeownership, as well as in the financial benefits that homeownership confers, play a key role in shaping this inequality.

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