State GovernmentIf California Pursues A Cap On Rent Increases, How Many Tenants Will It Help? No One Really Knows YetFebruary 24, 2019Less than four months after an initiative to allow cities to expand rent control failed at the ballot box, no new legislation from lawmakers or specific proposals from the Newsom administration have been introduced to cap how much rents can rise.
Will 'Blue Wave' Dems Stave Off Newsom’s Housing Suit Against Huntington Beach?January 30, 2019The fact that traditionally GOP-held Huntington Beach has new Democratic legislators might enable a deal to end the state's lawsuit over its housing plan.
Contentious California Plan To Expand Housing Near Transit Gets New LifeDecember 6, 2018 | Randol WhiteA bill designed to increase housing near transit stops in California died quickly last spring. Now, it's back in the fall with a new name and more support. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Why Is California’s Rent Control Initiative Tanking So Badly?November 4, 2018Proposition 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 RentalsOctober 31, 2018 | Randol WhiteIf 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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentProp. 1 Would Allow California To Borrow Billions For Affordable Housing ProgramsOctober 30, 2018 | Randol WhiteThe initiative is aimed at easing the state's housing crisis and has broad support throughout the state, though the state Republican Party opposes it. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Home Appreciation SlowingJuly 26, 2018 | Steve MilneThough 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. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rent Control Is Coming To California’s November Ballot. Here’s What’s At Stake.June 20, 2018 | Kacey SycamoreState 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 MillerHousing 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 ShrinkJune 7, 2018 | Steve MilneHouse flipping is on the rise in Sacramento, but returns on those investments are shrinking according to new data from ATTOM Data Solutions. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.