Tag Archives: Economy
Rent control, property taxes and taller apartment buildings: California considers major...
Source: The Mercury News The state’s housing crisis is back on the agenda as California lawmakers return to work after a months-long recess. Proposals floated on the first week of the year would bring major changes to laws governing property...
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Rental Costs Are Still Surging in These Cities
Source: National Association of REALTORS® (Realtor Mag) Rents have been slowing in many areas, but exceptions are still giving renters sticker shock. Rents in the nation’s largest cities, in particular, continue to grow. Nearly half of...
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San Diego home price increases outpace nation, most U.S. cities
Source: Los Angeles Times San Diego had the third highest annual home price increase in the nation in August, a distinction not reached since 2014, said a top real estate index released Tuesday. San Diego County home prices have risen 7.8...
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San Francisco’s housing slowdown could spread
Source: Wall St. Journal As many as 10,000 baby boomers retire daily. Members of this generation are increasingly looking to real estate to diversify their retirement portfolios and boost returns. San Francisco, once the hottest housing...
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How high can Southern California home prices go?
Source: Orange County Register For 62 straight months, Southern California home prices have gone in one direction. Up. Five years ago, you could snatch up a median-priced condo in Orange and Los Angeles counties for about $280,000, 76...
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Vallejo ranks first in nation’s hottest housing markets
Source: Mercury News The Vallejo-Fairfield market in Solano County is the No. 1 “hottest” in the nation. Vallejo, a city whose reputation has been tarnished through the years by news reports about crime and gangs, has...
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