Posts Tagged ‘California’
How California has Trump-proofed some federal funding for the homeless
When Virginia Guevara moved into a studio apartment in Orange County in 2024 after nearly a decade of homelessness, she needed far more than a roof and a bed.Scattered visits to free clinics notwithstanding, Guevara hadn’t had a full medical...
Bill Witte is retiring after running Related California, a large-scale developer of both luxury and low-income apartments, for more than three decades.
Downtown L.A. is doing better than you think it is, but the government needs to do more to energize the city, said one of the region’s longest and most successful real estate leaders.Bill Witte is retiring after running Related California, a...
California Opens ‘Dream For All’ First-Time Home Buyers Loan Program
Key Takeaways Qualified first-time home buyers can get up to $150,000 in down payment or closing cost assistance Applicants will be picked through a lottery system Registration re-opens 'early' 2026 California Dreamin’ Californi...
Housing Tracker: Southern California home values rise slightly in October
Southern California home prices rose in October, stopping a five-month skid that saw the average home value fall more than $14,000 since April.In October, the average home price across the six-county region climbed to $860,773 — a 0.01% incr...
California infill builder turns idle lots into housing in land-constrained coastal markets
Coastal California, with its high property costs, unique geography, and acute local political and physical land-use constraints, presents among the most challenging market dynamics for homebuilding. Amid these difficulties, there are also ...
California to Convert More Underutilized Sites Into Housing
There have been enough examples of cities scared straight into getting their housing elements in order. At least the state’s also trying to do its part in boosting California’s affordable housing supply.Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday six mor...
National landlord settles with California for gouging renters in L.A. and elsewhere
Greystar, which manages dozens of apartment complexes in Southern California, has settled a lawsuit that alleges the property giant and other landlords colluded to keep rents artificially high.The unusual action is aimed at limiting rent incre...
California sues Trump administration to stop homeless housing cuts
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta sued the Trump administration Tuesday seeking to stop a federal policy change that advocates say could force 170,000 formerly homeless Americans back on the streets or into shelters. The lawsuit focuses on a fed...
