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Attorney General files lawsuit against Elk Grove for violating state housing laws

by Amy Perry | May 18, 2023 | first tuesday Local, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Sacramento | 0

The California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the city of Elk Grove for preventing the development of low-income housing.

California Attorney General clashes with NIMBYs in Huntington Beach

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 23, 2023 | Laws and Regulations, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate | 0

This is the second time the state has sued Huntington Beach over housing law violations.

NIMBYs judge low-income housing by its sound — and judge wrong

by Ashley Collins | Jan 30, 2023 | Real Estate | 0

Not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) advocates have wagged their fingers and pounded their fists at low-income housing construction, certain it will diminish nearby home values — but that’s simply not true.

New construction doesn’t always mean more homes to go around

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 27, 2023 | Economics, Home Sales, Real Estate | 0

One-in-five new SFRs are built on the site of teardowns – a loss for inventory gains.

California’s new housing strike force prepares for battle — with NIMBYs

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jul 18, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0

California’s housing shortage is the latest battleground between state-led initiatives and local governments.

Homebuyers dream bigger, for less

by Casandra Lopez | Jul 7, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

Homebuyers are heading out of California’s major metros towards areas with bigger homes, at lower prices.

Higher density is the cure to California’s housing shortage

by Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 28, 2020 | Home Sales, Property Management | 0

For every four new Los Angeles residents, just one construction unit was started during the 2010’s.

California’s rent control problem

by Carrie B. Reyes | Oct 29, 2019 | Feature Articles, New Laws, Property Management | 1

This article examines whether or not California’s rent control policies work to keep low-income renters in place, and efforts to change these policies.

California law sidesteps NIMBY advocates to build more homeless resource centers

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 10, 2019 | New Laws | 1

A new anti-NIMBY law clears the path for centers providing homeless resources.

Clarification coming on live/work unit regulations

by Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 10, 2018 | Commercial, Investment, New Laws | 0

A recently passed bill orders California to clarify building codes for live/work units.

New bill seeks to increase density near transit hubs

by Carrie B. Reyes | Feb 6, 2018 | Pending Laws | 1

A transit housing bonus is proposed – but will it pass?

Real estate professionals need to know: new affordable housing laws

by Carrie B. Reyes | Sep 26, 2017 | Feature Articles, New Laws | 1

California’s legislature has taken major action on the statewide affordable housing shortage.

The new metropolitan mantra: “yes-in-my-backyard”

by Sarah Kolvas | Dec 27, 2016 | Real Estate | 2

The yes-in-my-backyard (YIMBY) perspective is gaining popularity, particularly among young urban dwellers.

Anaheim bans short-term SFR occupancies

by ft Editorial Staff | Aug 26, 2016 | Orange County, Property Management, Real Estate | 0

The Anaheim City Council recently voted to ban short-term rentals (STRs), buckling under the pressure of an organized anti-STR campaign backed by not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) activists and hotel industry lobbyists.