Letter to the editor: Are landlords required to supply working air conditioning (AC)?
Question: Are residential landlords required to supply working air conditioning (AC) in each...
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Category: Pending Laws
Four key housing bills agents need to watch in 2021
For a peek into 2021, learn what legislation California lawmakers are reviving from 2020.
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DFPI Bulletin Digest: April 2021
The April 2021 DFPI Bulletin focuses on COVID-19 relief, PACE solicitor sanctions and financial...
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Will expiring CARES Act protections trigger a foreclosure wave?
Without legislation, the foreclosure moratorium will dam up the foreclosure inventory, to be released once the moratorium is lifted and the floodgates are opened.
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Unpredictable impact fees smother development
AB 1484 holds cities and counties accountable by forcing them to publish certain development fees online.
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San Francisco cuts fees to spur affordable housing production
A new bill gives up $2 million in fees to kickstart construction.
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Much ADU about accessory dwelling units
The case for accessory dwelling units as a solution to California’s housing crunch.
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California lawmakers bulldoze promising housing bill
California’s most urgent housing legislation has become a political third rail.
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New bill encourages some first-time homebuyers with tax credit
AB 1590 would offer a $5,000 tax credit to qualified first-time homebuyers.
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California wants to offer housing to tackle teacher shortage
California’s teacher shortage continues to worsen, and one major culprit is lack of affordable housing.
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New property insurance bills set to assist homeowners affected by wildfires
Homeowners insurance may be getting a facelift thanks to 2017’s extreme fire season.
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California bill seeks to fill gap left by federal tax changes to help homeless population
Buried in the new tax law is a change that reduces the low-income housing tax credit.
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Legislature seeks new tenant protections, tax breaks
California legislatures are considering two bills that will impact renters.
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New bill seeks to increase density near transit hubs
A transit housing bonus is proposed – but will it pass?
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CFPB takes first steps to rollback regulations
Big changes for financial regulation are on the horizon.
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Tax plan threatens California’s affordable housing package
The GOP’s new tax plan puts the money accessed by the affordable housing bond measure in jeopardy.
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(Somewhat) addressing housing concerns, Senate passes tax reform package
The tax code will look very different in 2018, especially as it relates to housing.
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Proposed tax code changes shake the housing market
Federal lawmakers are poised to alter the face of the real estate market in 2018.
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Tax proposals to gut MID for most homeowners — is real estate’s sacred cow heading to the butcher?
The mortgage interest deduction (MID) as we know it is in peril under the current federal tax proposal.
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New legislation may make changes to CalBRE
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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