Best places to raise a family in 2024, according to this report
If you're looking for the best places in America to raise a family, a new report says you should look at these six states.
Affordable housing applications for San Francisco educators available
San Francisco is taking steps to make sure that educators who serve the city can live in the city as well.
HGTV stars share housing ‘hack’ for aspiring homeowners facing affordability issue
HGTV personalities Elizabeth and Ethan Finkelstein, who star in “Cheap Old Houses," spoke about their “house hack" of buying and restoring cheap historic homes.
Baltimore sells $1 houses in effort to combat vacant home crisis
Baltimore, Maryland, city officials approved a program that would sell city-owned vacant homes for next to nothing at $1 for some applicable residents.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors override mayor's veto on housing measure
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday overrode a veto by Mayor London Breed involving a measure that will restrict building in some historic neighborhoods.
102-year-old Oakland man ordered to clean up graffiti on fence or pay thousands
A 102-year-old Oakland man faces thousands of dollars in fines unless he removes graffiti on his property.
Mold, wage theft complaints plague SJ affordable housing construction site
An affordable housing construction site which is slated to open this summer has been impacted by mold, and complaints of wage theft. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan says the city will ensure any new construction is up to code, and that workers are fairly compensated.
Concord rent stabilization ordinance suspended days after approval
An effort at rent stabilization and just cause for eviction in the East Bay City of Concord has been suspended only days after it was adopted by the City Council.
Home buyers need to make $47,000 more than in 2020 to afford a home
A new report from Zillow finds that some people are relying on financial gifts to help cover the cost of a down payment for a home or moving to low-cost cities to find affordable housing.
New real estate trend: Meet the 'forever renters'
Being a 'forever renter' is attractive to millennials and empty nesters, says the Post Brothers CEO.
California bill seeks to speed up construction of interim housing
City and county leaders will gather in San Jose Monday to announce support for Senate Bill 1395.
Facing deadline, San Jose to move 1,000 unhoused residents from waterways
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and others on Friday morning stood along the debris- and trash-strewn banks of Coyote Creek, surveying unhoused encampments that could result in potential financial tidal waves of fines hitting the city next year.
Squatters take over Hollywood home; start renting rooms to OnlyFans models
A luxurious 7-bedroom dream house in the Hollywood Hills was taken over by squatters who set up a business on the property. The ringleader allegedly wrote a fake lease allowing OnlyFans models to create their content in the house and rented rooms to them.
Berkeley's People's Park protesters dismantle 'free store,' organize pop-up resource
People's Park supporters dismantled their "free store" at the corner of Dwight Way and Telegraph Avenue last week after more than a month of occupying the space and distributing resources to community members in need.
Gen Z has found their state of choice and it's not California or New York
Gen Zers have their sights set on one state in particular, where that generation was more likely to move to more than any other state in 2022.
More SF tenants engage in 'rent strike,' to leverage demands from landlords
Tenants in some 75 rental units in San Francisco have been on rent strikes, withholding their monthly payments until their demands from their landlord have been met.
Farmworkers cling to hope 1 year after Half Moon Bay mass shooting
Tuesday marks one year since a deadly mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, the deadliest shooting in San Mateo County.
San Jose moves to ban encampments on Guadalupe River Trail
San Jose officials are attempting to clear encampments along the Guadalupe River Trail once and for all.
Affordable housing lottery: 3-bedroom Bay Area home for $183,000
The City of Hayward says two lucky families will have an opportunity to buy a 3-bedroom home for under $200,000 through an affordable housing lottery system next month. The homes are designated for families who are low-income.
Renting a home in US is still more affordable than owning, new report shows
Both owning and renting a home remain a financial stretch for many Americans.