In a string of bad-luck situations, multiple atmospheric rivers and “bomb cyclones” have hit the West Coast, causing mudslides, flash flooding, and hurricane-force winds. Here’s what a new report reveals.
Read More »In 10 Years, the Housing Market Has Doubled
$43 trillion: that is the new value of the housing market as a whole, now double what it was since the lows of the post-recession market and the corresponding building slump of the early 2010s. According to Zillow, the housing market ...
Read More »Golden State Minority Homeowners, Renters Feeling Extra Financial Strain
A new study from UC Berkeley shows how badly California has been financially impacted by COVID-19, with an extra burden impacting minorities.
Read More »California to Mortgage Servicers: Remember Duty to Struggling Homeowners
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he will not hesitate to enact investigative and enforcement actions against servicing professionals who fail to meet legal obligations during COVID crisis.
Read More »COVID-19 Causing Economic Hardship in California
A study found more than 3 million renters have more than 30% of their income go toward. How many pay more than 50%?
Read More »Oakland Prohibits Questions About Criminal History on Rental Applications
The Bay Area city is the first in California to adopt such an ordinance. Click through to read more of the order.
Read More »FEMA Funding $2M Wildfire Mitigation Program in California
With mortgage delinquencies slow to recover following disaster, FEMA and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is attempting to prevent disaster before it happens.
Read More »Addressing Vacant Homes in LA
How effective would a vacancy tax be in combatting homelessness and blight in the City of Angels?
Read More »California Unveils State Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Gov. Gavin Newsom's new bureau will overhaul the existing Department of Business Oversight and rename it the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
Read More »The Benefits of Opportunity Zones
California has more Opportunity Zones than any other state. Here are some ways the resulting investments could help relieve the Golden State’s ongoing affordable housing problems.
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