Home Rehabilitation Program Eligibility Expanded April 7, 2014 | Bob Moffitt Too few foreclosures? A federal program that had been limited to funding the purchase, rehabilitation, and re-sale of foreclosed homes has expanded to include vacant or substandard homes. Local agencies say foreclosed homes have been hard to find. Listen / Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
RealtyTrac: Home Sales Continue 7-Month Decline In February March 27, 2014 | Steve Milne If you’re in the market to buy your first home in California, one real estate analyst says “be patient.” Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
RealtyTrac: California Has Fewer Zombie Foreclosures Than U.S. March 13, 2014 | Steve Milne New data show California's home foreclosure starts are down again, after rising in January. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Report: Investors Buying Fewer Homes February 27, 2014 | Steve Milne New data show property values in the Sacramento area continue to climb. Analysts say it's making the market less attractive to institutional investors. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
New Push For State Affordable Housing Funding This Year February 18, 2014 | Ben Adler Affordable housing projects in California lost their most reliable funding source when the state dissolved redevelopment agencies a couple of years ago. Now, there’s growing support to find money for affordable housing once again. 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.