San Francisco Accuses Arts School Of Illegal Dorms May 6, 2016 (AP) — A popular arts school that is one of San Francisco's largest property owners has illegally removed hundreds of residential units from the city's tight housing market, San Francisco said in a lawsuit filed on Friday.
Report: Investors Flipping Fewer Homes April 28, 2016 | Steve Milne New real estate statistics for both California and Sacramento County show institutional investors, or companies that buy and flip homes, accounted for less than one percent of all property sales in the first-quarter. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Foreclosure Activity Below Pre-Recession Levels April 14, 2016 | Steve Milne A new real estate report finds that California is among a dozen states where foreclosure activity is now below the pre-recession average. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Rent Control Spreads From Pricey San Francisco To Suburbs April 3, 2016 (AP) — Once upon a time, the polarizing concept of rent control was largely limited to costly cities such as San Francisco or New York where there were too many people and not enough apartments.
Airbnb Pledges Host Crackdown In San Francisco April 2, 2016 (AP) — Airbnb says it is stepping up efforts against hosts who violate San Francisco's laws on short-term rentals.
Environment California Among Top States In LEED Rankings January 27, 2016 | Ed Joyce The U.S. Green Building Council says California ranked seventh in the country for LEED building. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: More Affordable To Rent Than Buy In Sacramento Area December 23, 2015 | Steve Milne A new housing report finds it's more affordable to rent than to own in Sacramento County. The data show if you're making the average weekly wage, it would take 35 percent of your income to rent a three-bedroom home in the county. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business Business-Friendly Climate Leads To Progress On Mayor's 10,000 Housing Units Initiative December 9, 2015 | Bob Moffitt A City of Sacramento plan to create 10,000 housing units has produced 781 units so far this year, but 13,000 are in some stage of development.
RealtyTrac: Home Repossessions Down In October November 12, 2015 | Steve Milne Sacramento area housing data for October released this morning show there were 235 properties repossessed by lenders in October. RealtyTrac says that was down nearly five percent from September. And it was a 13 percent decrease from a year ago. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Block By Block: New Method Of Apartment Construction In Sacramento October 9, 2015 | Bob Moffitt A new apartment building is going up in downtown Sacramento in a way never before seen in the city. Listen / 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.