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Market price influencers for a BPO report

by Carrie B. Reyes | Mar 31, 2023 | Appraisal, Feature Articles, Home Sales, Real Estate, Your Practice | 1

Learn about the factors influencing a broker’s price opinion (BPO) report, including the property’s location, natural hazards and local ordinances.

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.

How agents can get ahead of the mid-tier housing shortage

by Ashley Collins | Jan 9, 2023 | Real Estate | 0

Mid-tier housing is still a need and it’s still not happening at the start of 2023.

Governor Newsom opens up commercial zoning for residential use

by 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.

Apartment construction soars in Los Angeles, but is it enough?

by Amy Perry | Oct 14, 2022 | Economics, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate | 1

Multi-family residence construction is at a 50-year high.

Californians pay big to live on nation’s smallest lots

by Amy Perry | Oct 7, 2022 | Economics, first tuesday Local, Real Estate | 0

California has some of the country’s smallest and most expensive lots.

The housing deficit is worst in California — almost a million homes short

by Amy Perry | Sep 6, 2022 | Economics, first tuesday Local, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate | 2

The housing deficit has worsened in recent years. See how California’s metros rank compared to the rest of the nation.

White House addresses the housing crisis with a new plan

by Amy Perry | Jul 25, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recessions | 0

Local agencies and larger government entities are battling it out over zoning and land use policies.

May a city by ordinance prohibit short-term rentals in the coastal zone without coastal commission approval?

by Kinnedy Kriso | Jun 30, 2022 | Recent Case Decisions | 0

Keen v. City of Manhattan Beach

California’s distinctly low vacancy rates signal the need for more construction

by Madison Hart | Jun 1, 2022 | Real Estate | 1

Vacancy rates are a signal which highlight areas in need, or not in need of construction. Read on to see what California’s vacancy rates showcase.

Local governments try to dodge California’s single family zoning ban

by Carrie B. Reyes | May 2, 2022 | Laws and Regulations, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate | 1

Designating landmark districts and wildlife sanctuaries are just some of the ways towns are attempting to avoid the new, looser zoning laws.

Today’s first-time homebuyers are priced out of buying — and also renting

by Carrie B. Reyes | Apr 17, 2022 | Economics, Home Sales, Property Management, Real Estate | 1

As first-time homebuyers try to muscle their way into today’s highly competitive housing market, many are finding themselves priced out of buying — and renting, too.

Does local zoning allow for the short-term rental of units in an apartment complex?

by Ariel Calvillo | Mar 14, 2022 | Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

People v. Venice Suites, LLC

What does the end of single-family zoning look like?

by Bethany Correia | Sep 27, 2021 | Buyers and Sellers, Economics, Fair Housing, Feature Articles, Forecasts, Home Sales, Laws and Regulations, New Laws, Real Estate | 4

Now that single-family zoning in California is done away with, what does the future look like?

California’s top cities for teachers to buy homes

by Madison Hart | Sep 22, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

California’s extreme home prices are legendary. At the same time, teacher incomes are less than...

The sky is falling! Actually, it’s just new home sales

by Casandra Lopez | Aug 23, 2021 | Real Estate | 0

New single family home (SFRs) sales fell 6.6% in June from May, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 676,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.