Tag Archives: Renters
Which tech company’s workers can afford to rent in SF?
Median income reports for Silicon Valley’s top-tier companies reveal who’s being priced out Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images On Tuesday, Silicon Valley Business Journal disclosed the median pay at dozens of major tech companies. And, of course, our first … Continue reading
Report: In LA, high housing prices make it hard to afford basic needs
Source: Curbed It’s not a secret that housing prices are steep in Los Angeles, but a new report from the United Ways of California shows that those costs make it exceedingly difficult for many locals to afford other basic needs … Continue reading
Faced with a housing crisis, California could further restrict supply
Source: The Economist Champions of expanded rent control argue that it will allow cities to protect and increase their stock of affordable housing. “We need tools to prevent price gouging,” says Elena Popp, executive director of the Eviction Defence Network, … Continue reading
Rent control measure on its way to California ballot
Source: The Sacramento Bee California voters this year will likely decide whether cities across the state should have more power to enact stronger rent control. Rent control proponents behind a proposed November ballot initiative that would allow cities and counties … Continue reading
‘Extreme’ rent control could be coming to California soon
Source: The Sacramento Bee A costly and potentially bruising campaign is taking shape over rent control in California, with deep-pocketed Los Angeles activist Michael Weinstein bankrolling a proposed November ballot initiative to repeal a state law that sets tight limits … Continue reading
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 renters—or 46 percent—devote … Continue reading
The Biggest Game Changers in Renting Are Older, Highly-Educated Renters, and 2.5 Million Stronger
Source: RENTCafe Blog Have you noticed how different renting is today from one or two decades ago? I think most of us would agree that renters were usually people in their 20s, renting mostly bare-bones dingy apartments with stinky carpeting … Continue reading
