News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is calling for the elimination of fees for projects that would provide 100 percent affordable housing. Read More
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. Read More
A plan to bring more affordable housing to the Bay Area won approval this week from the ABAG Executive Board. Read More
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. Read More
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. Read More
Despite lower lending rates, the housing market continues to soften and some are blaming the lack of affordable housing, according to reports. Read More
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
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
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. Read More