Legislative steps toward more affordable housing
California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 9, 2023 | Charts, Feature Articles, New Laws | 4
California’s legislature is addressing the affordable housing shortage with these recent laws.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Dec 27, 2022 | Economics, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Interest Rates, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 4
Read about the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate professionals during 2022 – and our forecast for 2023.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Nov 21, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0
An article of the state constitution is making it harder to build low-income housing. Voters in 2024 may get the chance to repeal it.
Read Moreby Ashley Collins | Nov 4, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Real Estate | 0
California’s legislature continues to respond to the ongoing homelessness crisis with new legislation.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Oct 20, 2022 | Commercial, Investment, Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Real Estate | 0
Governor Newsom signed two pieces of legislation into law in September 2022, both of which streamline commercial conversions into residential buildings: Senate Bill 6 and Assembly Bill 2011.
Read Moreby Ashley Collins | Oct 13, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Real Estate | 0
To reduce 40% of California’s transportation emissions by the end of 2030, California intends to electrify the transportation system, per the California Green Building Standards Code.
Read Moreby Madison Hart | Jul 11, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0
New law to allow for denser building lives on after California’s Attorney General defends it in court. What does this mean for housing inventory?
Read Moreby Madison Hart | Mar 18, 2022 | Real Estate | 0
Those looking to move are feeling confident, but limited inventory and rising interest rates is raining on the parade.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 3, 2022 | Feature Articles, Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Real Estate | 2
This article offers an overview of the new laws impacting real estate that were passed and signed into law in 2021.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Aug 8, 2021 | Change The Law, Real Estate | 0
firsttuesday proposes the creation of a new state agency with the sole function to lend to builders who will use the funds to construct more housing.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jul 18, 2021 | Feature Articles, Real Estate, Video | 0
Authority of the California legislature to enact laws regulating real estate activities.
Read Moreby Amy Perry | Jul 7, 2021 | Economics, Real Estate, Recessions | 0
California’s Build Back Boldly Plan incentivizes first-time homebuyers by subsidizing up to 45% of a home’s price.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 27, 2020 | Feature Articles, Fundamentals, Real Estate, Recessions, Your Practice | 0
This article is Part II in a series explaining the legal assistance offered to individuals...
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Apr 21, 2020 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Feature Articles, Recessions, Your Practice | 0
This article is Part I in a series explaining the legal assistance offered to individuals impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), relating to real estate and the housing market.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 30, 2019 | Feature Articles, Finance, New Laws, Property Management | 0
This article digests the bills relevant to real estate that passed and were signed into law in California during 2019.
Read Moreby Carrie B. Reyes | Jan 15, 2019 | Feature Articles, Forecasts, Home Sales, Laws and Regulations | 5
Review key 2018 events that will impact California’s housing market in 2019, including new laws and market trends.
Read Moreby Sarah Kolvas | Oct 24, 2017 | Feature Articles, Features, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Your Practice | 3
A recently passed bill will rename the CalBRE the DRE.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Jan 16, 2017 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate | 0
Real estate bills and housing measures passed in 2016.
Read Moreby ft Editorial Staff | Dec 31, 2016 | Feature Articles, Forecasts, Laws and Regulations | 0
Review 2016’s legislative and economic updates to California’s real estate market.
Read Moreby Sarah Kolvas | Oct 6, 2015 | Laws and Regulations, Pending Laws, Reader Polls, Real Estate | 1
Recently, Assembly Bill 1545: the State of California Housing Agency Act (AB 1545) was introduced in the California legislature by 44th District Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (Democrat).
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