California, Housing

The Jimmy Carter charity, long identified with "sweat equity" and affordable housing, is confronting strong, residential opposition in its application to build four homes to accompany three market-rate homes in affluent Marin County west of Tiburon.

City officials in Berkeley, California, are voicing concerns about a regional government association's proposed ousing quota for the next seven years, one which calls for a yearly increase of more than 200%.

At almost 30 years of age, L.A.'s rent control ordinance is a double-edged sword -- reviled by some and relied upon by others.

A small Delta town near Sacramento is pushing a state commission to loosen barriers on development in an area set aside in the '90s to protect agricultural land, the area's migratory bird life, and water resources that provide for much of the state.

The Southern California city of Simi Valley is opposing recommendations from a regional association of governments that suggest the city should increase its housing stock. The city council sees the increase as unrealistic, citing a lack of land.

Land has been purchased for what will be Oakland's fourth cohousing project, a collection of about 33 housing units with an underlying purpose of cooperation and community. Similar community housing projects are cropping up across the country.

Geoff Palmer, a successful developer who has constructed hundreds of new apartments in downtown Los Angeles, has consistently fought the city's attempts to force him to include affordable units in his developments.

A gate with stone pillars will separate the haves from the have-nots at a recently approved development for seniors in Monterey County, California.

In cities across the country, the trend of downtown housing development is booming. Prices per square-foot have more than doubled since last year in some cities.

The number of permits issued for new home construction has taken a major downturn in California, where the amount of new home permits has fallen 47% since last year.

San Diego is hoping that a new density bonus will encourage developers to build mixed-income housing instead of buying their way out of affordable housing requirements.

When an architectural firm decided to locate their office in the Tenderloin District in San Francisco, residents vowed to keep the gritty integrity of their neighborhood from changing.

As the city's core continues to gentrify, many low-income families are being left with few if any options for affordable housing.

While all eyes are on the potential housing bubble bursting, apartment rents are rising, over ten times more rapidly than home prices are falling in the Bay Area.

Golden Boy Partners aims to produce affordable housing for working class neighborhoods in L.A.

Experts believe increasing reports of suspicious loan activity and mortgage fraud could have serious consequences for Southern California's already slowing housing market.

As more wealthy Bay Area residents purchase second homes to vacation in the Tahoe basin, long-time residents and workers find themselves priced-out, moving to less expensive, rural Nevada and commuting long distances, or out of the area entirely.

A referendum opposing a redevelopment plan signed by more than 33,000 San Francisco voters has been ruled invalid, angering many who feel that the city is bending rules to appease developers and gentrify their neighborhood.

California cities are getting a look at the results of the U. S. Census Bureau's first American Community Survey of medium-sized cities; some officials grouse at the 'funny numbers'--they just don’t add up.

The demolition of small homes and construction of mansions on the modest-sized lots is prompting a backlash in Southern California cities.