Housing

Why Is California’s Rent Control Initiative Tanking So Badly?

November 4, 2018

Proposition 10, a California initiative to allow more rent control, appears to be failing overwhelmingly, and its sponsors are already talking about trying again in 2020.

South Lake Tahoe's Measure T Could Partially Ban Short-Term Rentals

October 31, 2018 | Randol White

If passed, Measure T would allow for unlimited short-term rentals in commercial zones, but partially ban them in some parts of the city. While supporters say the rentals squeeze the already-tight housing market, opponents worry it could hurt tourism.

State Government

Prop. 1 Would Allow California To Borrow Billions For Affordable Housing Programs

October 30, 2018 | Randol White

The initiative is aimed at easing the state's housing crisis and has broad support throughout the state, though the state Republican Party opposes it.

Sacramento Home Appreciation Slowing

July 26, 2018 | Steve Milne

Though the median price of a Sacramento-area home saw an annual increase of 9 percent in the second quarter, home-price appreciation is starting to cool off.

Rent Control Is Coming To California’s November Ballot. Here’s What’s At Stake.

June 20, 2018 | Kacey Gardner

State voters will decide whether or not to expand local governments’ ability to enact renter protections. Here’s a look at what exactly the measure would do, and what happens next.

Sacramento Mayor Calls Possible Rent Control Ballot Measure ‘A Threat’

June 7, 2018 | Nick Miller

Housing advocates and labor groups have been gathering signatures to put a renter protections measure in front of voters this fall. Mayor Darrell Steinberg called it well-intended but over-written.

House Flipping On The Rise In Sacramento As Returns Shrink

June 7, 2018 | Steve Milne

House flipping is on the rise in Sacramento, but returns on those investments are shrinking according to new data from ATTOM Data Solutions.

California Dream

Housing Costs — More Than Tuition — Are Crushing California’s Low-Income College Students

June 7, 2018

Attending a university in California can be a financial burden beyond the means of many college hopefuls. Rising tuition is compounded by the lack of affordable housing in the state and the high cost of living.

California Dream

California’s High Rent Leaves Many One Crisis Away From Financial Ruin

May 29, 2018

The state’s notoriously high housing costs are gobbling up paychecks, leaving many teetering on the brink of financial disaster.

California Dream

Is California’s High Cost Of Housing Scaring Off Job Seekers?

May 24, 2018

California employers and job recruiters find it tough to lure out-of-state workers at a time when unemployment rates are falling and housing prices are rising.