September 14, 2021 – By California News Times
What SB 9 housing law means for single-family zoning in California – Press Telegram - California News Times
Governor Gavin Newsom Signed the bill This week has effectively ended traditional single-family zoning restrictions in most parts of the state. Senate Bills 9 and 10 coming into force on January 1, 2022 will allow Californians to easily build multiple housing units in properties that have been reser…
September 10, 2021 – By Erin Rode
Palm Springs is considering these options to increase affordable housing in the city
The city is weighing an inclusionary housing ordinance, which would require developers to set aside a certain percentage of units as affordable units.
September 8, 2021 – By Evelyn Jozsa
Streamlining Affordable Housing Development Across SoCal
Joy Silver discusses CHOC’s approach to tackling the crisis, and explains why the pending and recent state legislation is gaining momentum.
September 3, 2021 – By STEVEN GREENHUT
California’s Land-use Reforms Promote Freedom and Property Rights
Apparently, some conservatives support freedom and property rights, but not when it affects their neighborhoods or intrudes on their personal preferences.
August 30, 2021 – By Matt Levin
California hopes for a duplex revolution - Marketplace
The bill likely to become law would effectively end single-family-only zoning across the state. But will it ease housing prices?
August 26, 2021 – By Grace Stetson
State Assembly passes bills allowing for increased density on single-family lots
The two bills — which advocates say would help create more affordable housing statewide — were approved this week in the California State Assembly. The California State Senate will vote on the measures before they go to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
August 19, 2021 – By Manuela Tobias
California’s housing crisis: How much difference will a zoning bill make?
YIMBYs and NIMBYs are battling over legislation to allow more duplexes, but some experts downplay its impact on California housing.
August 17, 2021 – By Robin Urevich
To Ease Affordable Housing Crisis, California Views a Broad New Law
The debate around SB 9 centers on equity, social justice, affordability — and whether it benefits residents or developers.
July 25, 2021 – By Candice Nguyen, Jeremy Carroll and Kevin Nious
Why California Can’t Build Affordable Housing
For nearly a decade California has been in the grips of a housing crisis, however, despite the urgent need for affordable housing, the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit found hundreds of vacant lots and empty sites meant to provide affordable housing to thousands of Bay Area residents, currently being…
July 14, 2021 – By Carol Bull
Experts say California drought could make housing crisis worse - California News Times
San Diego (KGTV)-As California enters another period of drought, experts say dry spells can further exacerbate the already difficult housing market. “This is what we see in the future and is part of our climate,” says Dr. Julie Karansky, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography…
July 9, 2021 – By STEVEN GREENHUT
Antiquated Zoning Laws Are Worsening the Housing Crisis
Ending single-family zoning doesn’t ban single-family homes from neighborhoods. It merely allows more freedom for people to build what they want.
June 23, 2021 – By Dan Walters
California’s Pro-Housing Forces Score Big Win
A Superior Court’s ruling could make it more difficult for opponents of housing projects to block them with ballot measures.
June 21, 2021 – By Lemor Abrams
How California lawmakers plan to combat the state housing crisis
California home prices continue shattering records. As buyers lose hope, state lawmakers are devising long-term plans to help the middle-class achieve homeownership.
June 7, 2021 – By Natalie Campisi
Where Down Payment Assistance Is Helping—And Where It’s Not—In Today’s Hot Housing Market
One of the most difficult feats to homeownership is having enough cash upfront for a down payment, particularly when home prices are skyrocketing. And it’s even harder if you’re a first-time homebuyer or on a tight budget. A down payment can easily reach $10,000 or more—on top of required cash re
June 4, 2021 – By deepdesrochers
California Looks at Curbing Construction in Wild Fire-Prone Areas - California News Times
At the beginning of the wildfire season, California insurance regulators Drastic change To discourage housing construction in fire-prone areas, consider separating new construction in those areas from the only source of insurance, which is the state’s high-risk pool. Many of the proposals require st…
May 27, 2021 – By MANUELA TOBIAS
Newsom’s top housing adviser says ‘start with yes’
With a key legislative deadline next week, Newsom’s housing adviser speaks about the governor’s strategy on the affordable housing crisis.
May 14, 2021 – BY CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)
Gov. Newsom’s May Revise Budget Proposal Misses Historic Opportunity to Address State’s Severe Homeownership Inequities
/PRNewswire/ -- CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) President Dave Walsh issued the following statement in response to the May Revise budget proposal...
May 3, 2021 – By Bryce Jorgensen
SoCal housing kept unaffordable by strict zoning laws
Over the past 100 years, Southern California has grown to become what it is today – one of the most heavily populated and recognizable megalopolises in the world. In particular, Los Angeles and its…
March 23, 2021 – By NIGEL DUARA
Could these bills help California build more affordable housing?
Key legislators push duplexes, looser regulations and more money to boost housing supply.
March 13, 2021 – By Erin Baldassari
Facing Housing Crunch, California Cities Rethink Single-Family Neighborhoods
By allowing multi-family housing, proponents across the state say the move could lower housing costs and redress decades of racial segregation.
March 8, 2021 – By CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.)
California REALTORS® Unveil Fair Housing and Equity Legislative Package to Address Housing Barriers Facing Communities of Color
/PRNewswire/ -- The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today unveiled a Fair Housing and Equity legislative package designed to help address ongoing...
March 1, 2021 – By Laura Bliss
The Upzoning Wave Finally Catches Up to California
To boost housing, cities like Berkeley and Sacramento are striking down single-family zoning laws and encouraging more dense development, joining a nationwide trend.
January 20, 2021 – By Dana M. Reid and Matthew Widmyer
Time Is Ticking: Changes to California’s Parent-Child Property Tax Reassessment Exclusion Take Effect February 15 | Davis Wright Tremaine
California voters approved Proposition 19 in November 2020, which updates California’s long standing property tax reassessment rules. There are two ma
January 2, 2021 – By Press Release
How Changes to California’s Property Tax System Could Affect Reassessments - InlandEmpire.us
Changes are coming to Prop. 13, California’s paramount property tax limitation measure that caps taxable property value increases, and homeowners who are over the age of 55, disabled, or victims of a natural disaster stand to benefit the most. Transfers between family members will also be affected.
December 3, 2020 – By Tim Glaze
Why CAR campaigned for California’s Proposition 19 - HousingWire
The California Association of Realtors said the passage of Proposition 19 will bring an estimated $2 billion annually to the state’s coffers.
October 26, 2020 – By Christina Hughes Babb
Election Results Could Reflect Regional Housing Markets
A record number of Americans have voted early in November's presidential election.
Due to the heightened interest, researchers at Realtor.com are doing their part to help anticipate results.
Due to the heightened interest, researchers at Realtor.com are doing their part to help anticipate results.
Real estate industry expresses support for Biden’s $15,000 tax credit
November 9, 2020 – By Julia Falcon
Real estate industry expresses support for Biden’s $15,000 tax credit
Former Vice President Joe Biden is now president-elect, which elicited positive reactions from several real estate leaders.
October 14, 2020 – by Alicja Grzadkowska
Property market under stress as insurers have “dramatically withdrawn” due to wildfires
How retail agents can help their clients navigate this tough landscape
By Ulrik Boesen
California Proposition 15: Split Roll Property Tax Initiative
On Election Day this year, California voters will vote on Proposition 15, a ballot measure that would create a “split roll” property tax system in the Golden State, increasing taxes on just commercial property by $8 billion to $12.5 billion.
