“If we make it easier for developers to build housing, the market will be able to better keep pace with demand, and therefore we may be able to slow the rate of increase,” said Ken Rosen of UC Berkeley. By Angela Hart...
California appears unlikely to be able to build enough homes in the coming years to put a meaningful dent in skyrocketing housing prices triggered by a shortage of affordable dwellings, according to economists who prepared a new UCLA Anderson Forecast. By George Avalos...
A new Public Policy Institute of California survey paints a detailed portrait of the anti-growth mindset that has been widely blamed for the short supply of homes underlying the problem. By Katy Murphy...
People who purchased a mobile home or manufactured home but didn’t receive the necessary title to the property now have a chance to properly register their homes with the new Fee and Tax Waiver Program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development...
(Audio interview) Senator Atkins discusses the future of funding affordable housing in California…and how it might impact the homelessness crisis in San Diego that has resulted in a hepatitis outbreak. By Cody Drabble...
While the U.S. Congress is setting records for futility in passing important measures, the California legislature just completed one of the most productive sessions in its history. By Richard Rubin...
Most development is aimed at those earning $64,000 per year and up… Only 6 percent of downtown’s estimated 87,600 workers live in the central city grid. By Tony Bizjak...
HUD’s Comprehensive Housing Market Analyses provide information on changes in local economies, housing markets, and populations and provide 3-year forecasts for demand in the area. This article focuses on the Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley housing market. By HUD...
At the Sept. 28 “The Affordable Housing Crunch: Is the Answer in Your Backyard?” meeting, Berkeley City Councilman Ben Bartlett and a community task force will call for a grassroots approach to solving the affordable housing crisis: building accessory dwelling units, or “ADUs.” By J.D. Morris...
