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NBC Los Angeles: Here’s How Much You Need to Earn to Afford Rent in California
Read moreIt is a known fact that California is one of the most expensive states to live in, and according to…
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Sacramento Bee: Isn’t Sacramento richer if you can afford to live here? She’s fighting to make it so
Read moreWhat if Sacramento joined San Francisco in the dismal category of pricing working class people out of decent housing? If…
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WSJ: Philadelphia’s Affordable-Housing Plan: a Tax on New Buildings
Read morePhiladelphia’s City Council is weighing a proposed 1% tax on construction to raise millions of dollars for affordable-housing programs, marking…
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Senate Committee Approves Robust Funding for Affordable Housing in FY19
Read moreThe Senate Appropriations Committee voted June 7 to approve a draft fiscal year (FY) 2019 spending bill that provides robust funding for…
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SF Business Times: Berkeley rejects fast-track approval for 260-unit housing project
Read moreA Berkeley apartment project that has been stalled for five years experienced yet another obstacle, not qualifying for fast-tracked approval…
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Business Insider: A San Francisco startup charges renters almost $1,300 a month to live in converted living rooms — and it’s so popular it’s expanding to 5 major cities around the US
Read moreIn San Francisco, a bedroom at one of the city’s luxury apartment dwellings for $1,290 a month is, all things…
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Santa Monica Lookout: Rent Control Cities Like Santa Monica Are Building More Apartments, Advocates Say
Read moreCalifornia cities with rent control, including Santa Monica, have seen more construction of apartment buildings than cities without such controls,…
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The Orange County Register: The new face of affordable housing looks a lot like Oakcrest Terrace in Yorba Linda
Read moreThe problem is right in front of us. Whether on the side of the freeway, behind a grocery store, or…
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CityLab: Where the House-Price-to-Income Ratio Is Most Out of Whack
Read moreThe rule of thumb long used by real estate agents and homebuyers is that you can afford a house if…
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Sacramento Bee: California is paying for this housing crisis, and not just in mortgages and rents
Read moreThe “California Dream” of homeownership is not yet dead, but it’s on life support. As housing prices continue to hit…