Housing
CASA Compact Gains Approval From MTC Commissioners
CASA
SF mayor wants to cut fees to boost affordable housing
Housing
Mark Prado
February 11, 2019
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is calling for the elimination of fees for projects that would provide 100 percent affordable housing.
New partnership announced to address region's affordable housing crisis
Housing
Mark Prado
January 24, 2019
Bay Area community and faith leaders, housing advocates, business leaders, and philanthropists announced Thursday the launch of a regional public-private housing partnership with a goal of building one of the country’s largest investment funds to address the regional affordable housing crisis.
Board authorizes ABAG president to sign CASA Compact
Mark Prado
January 18, 2019
A plan to bring more affordable housing to the Bay Area won approval this week from the ABAG Executive Board.
Far off suburbs need affordable units too
Housing
Mark Prado
January 16, 2019
An analysis of Healdsburg in Sonoma County says it needs more affordable housing and warns that residents may find themselves priced out of the area.
What's ahead for housing in 2019
Housing
Mark Prado
January 4, 2019
What is ahead for housing in 2019? Housing is as volatile as ever in the state and across the region, with home prices in flux and a dearth of affordable units.
Housing
Report: Affordable Housing Crisis Hurts Overall Housing Market
Despite lower lending rates, the housing market continues to soften and some are blaming the lack of affordable housing, according to reports. Read More
Housing
No Surprise: Bay Area Zips Among Most Pricey in Nation
The Bay Area has among the most expensive to live in zip codes in the entire county, according to a new report from PropertyShark. Read More
Housing
If You Build It, They Will Come: A's Talk Affordable Housing As Part Of New Ballpark Effort
Lost in the hoopla of this week's announcement of a new ballpark plan for the Oakland A's were references to affordable housing as part of the project. Read More
Studies Show Minority Communities Squeezed Out By Housing Costs
Housing
Mark Prado
November 26, 2018
UC Berkeley’s Urban Displacement Project and the California Housing Partnership produced interesting studies of San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa counties looking at how rising home prices have displaced low-income minority communities.