Sacramento Home Affordability At Eight-Year Low December 22, 2016 | Steve Milne Annual home-price appreciation in the fourth-quarter outpaced wage growth in Sacramento County. The median sales price of $305,000 is up 12 percent from a year ago, while average weekly wage growth is up by only one-percent. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State Government Capitol Roundup: Early Spending Proposals From Senate, Assembly Dems December 6, 2016 | Amy Quinton California Senate Democrats want to tackle unfinished business from last legislative session – including fixing the state’s aging infrastructure and boosting affordable housing. Meanwhile, Assembly Democrats are setting their budget priorities. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Banks Take Back More Homes In October November 10, 2016 | Steve Milne Bank repossessions - the final stage of the home foreclosure process - were up in Sacramento County last month. But overall foreclosure activity is down, keeping the inventory of available homes low and making it a tough market for first-time buyers. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Yuba County Built A Village Of Tiny Homes To Solve A Big Problem August 15, 2016 | Bob Moffitt A village of small houses for the homeless is now open in the city of Marysville. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Home Prices Likely To Soften August 8, 2016 | Steve Milne Research firm Clear Capital says Sacramento area home prices have increased by 9.5 percent from a year ago. An analyst says prices will likely soften due to supply and demand - fewer first-time home buyers can afford to buy now. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Food and Sustainability California Receives USDA Loans For Affordable Farmworker Housing July 15, 2016 | Julia Mitric California will receive $18 million in US Department of Agriculture Loans for affordable farm worker housing. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki Gonzalez Substandard Housing And Rental Safety June 28, 2016 On Insight, we'll talk about rental safety and what residents can do to make sure their needs are met. Our guests include a former director of the Sacramento Development Department, Max Fernandez, who oversees the city's rental inspection program. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Health Care Housing Homeless, Mentally Ill Initiative Receives Bipartisan Support June 27, 2016 Government officials want to use funding for mental health to build housing for homeless.
Santa Clara County Considers Measure to Improve Housing June 21, 2016 (AP) - Santa Clara County leaders are considering a measure that would provide up to $950 million to address the lack of housing.
Moving Families Out Of Poor Neighborhoods Aim Of HUD Plan June 15, 2016 | Steve Milne The federal government says Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville would be among the U.S. metro areas to qualify for a proposed new rule intended to expand housing choices for low-income families. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Mayors Darrell Steinberg And Michael Tubbs On Addressing HomelessnessJanuary 14, 2020In Gov. Newsom’s new budget there’s a major push to fund initiatives to address the state’s homelessness crisis. Cities and counties will be required to partner with the state in this effort. Two mayors discuss what they hope to do. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Wave Of New Housing Laws Set To Take Effect This YearJanuary 8, 2020New state laws are set to take effect, all related to some aspect of housing: from prohibiting landlords rejecting tenants who use vouchers, to easing construction of granny flats, to the building of high density housing near jobs and transit. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Sacramento Explores Tiny Homes As A Partial Solution to HomelessnessOctober 30, 2019In an appearance on Insight last week, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg unveiled a proposal for a future campus of tiny homes to begin to address housing the City’s burgeoning homeless population. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Lawmakers Tackle Housing Issues Impacting RentersJune 10, 2019CALmatters Data and Housing Reporter Matt Levin looks at how renters fared in the current legislative session: what bills were discussed, which ones died and what survived. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
California Dream: The Cost Of Living In CaliforniaMay 8, 2018Why does it cost so much to live in California? CALmatters data reporter Matt Levin explains why housing costs are so high. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.