San Joaquin County Local News: Housing


All Local Housing News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

11/27/2023
A 2021 state law has radically changed the housing equation in San Diego. Advocates, developers, and policymakers are split on whether it should be exported to other jurisdictions.

California Local Pin Marker From Sacramento Bee...

11/06/2023
Redfin data shows that tens of thousands of more people look to leave California than buy homes in the Golden State. There’s an exception, however: the Sacramento region, which remains one of the hottest homebuying markets in the country.

California Local Pin Marker From Tracy Press...

11/03/2023
A four-hour discussion showed that the city still has a complex process ahead of it to create a plan for how new housing should develop in Tracy.

California Local Pin Marker From Tracy Press...

10/20/2023
Over the next eight years the city of Tracy must add nearly 9,000 new homes and apartments, most of them for low and very-low-income residents, if the city is to comply with state expectations for regional housing needs.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

10/18/2023
Tiny homes are increasingly California cities’ shelter option of choice — but how far they go in solving homelessness is a contentious question.

California Local Pin Marker From CapPublicRadio...

10/09/2023
The Sacramento City Council will hold a public hearing on plans to build 1,106 new homes near a South Sacramento light rail station.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

10/05/2023
The CPUC is considering a rule that would gut the payments that solar panels on apartment buildings receive, and many housing groups are blazing mad about it.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

09/18/2023
A patchwork of bills are giving housing developers and local governments more options to reduce red tape for housing projects.

California Local Pin Marker From CapPublicRadio...

09/10/2023
Caesar LaVey’s 267-square-foot apartment is tucked inside a sleek five-story building called Sonrisa, a new affordable housing community two blocks from the state Capitol in downtown Sacramento.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

09/05/2023
A June budget deal required community colleges to raise their own money to build affordable student housing. Some campuses said that plan prevented them from building the dorms, even with help from the state to pay the debt.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

08/29/2023
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks proposed legislation to help get around a court's rejection of a UC Berkeley housing plan. But even if the law is approved, its fate is in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

California Local Pin Marker From CapPublicRadio...

08/16/2023
Hans Johnson, an expert in domestic migration, housing, and population projections, explains the state’s population shift and how it’s impacted the housing market.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

08/15/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom promised $95 million would help undocumented workers rebuild after winter storms and floods. Months later, $18 million is being doled out and there are translation issues with the state’s website.

California Local Pin Marker From CalMatters...

07/20/2023
The lack of enough places for everyone to live has sent coastal rent prices inland, removing large swaths of previously cheaper rental units.

California Local Pin Marker From ...

07/11/2023
For the first time, San Diego has surpassed San Francisco for average rental rates, making the All-American City the nation’s third-most expensive rental market, according to a Zillow report. But San Jose had the nation’s highest monthly rent with $3,411.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Bee...

04/13/2023
The Sacramento Bee has created an interactive map showing how the housing market has slowed in most California counties. While the real estate market was peaking at this time last year, things have changed, with El Dorado County experiencing the largest drop-off.

California Local Pin Marker From Santa Cruz Sentinel...

02/13/2023
Sen. Scott Wiener wants to expand and extend SB 35, which forces cities to approve certain developments with affordable units.

California Local Pin Marker From The Sacramento Observer...

05/04/2022
This short video from the California Black Media network explains that as Pandemic Rental Aid Programs come to an end, people are losing their homes.