List: New California laws going into effect in 2025
A new year means new laws in California. Here's a look at some of the new laws that will impact your life beginning Jan. 1, 2025.
Congressman-elect Sam Liccardo: priorities, plans and strategy for working with Republican-controlled Congress
San Jose's former mayor, Sam Liccardo, is set to take the congressional seat soon to be vacated by longtime Congresswoman Anna Eshoo in January.
Here's what the housing market will look like in 2025
Mortgage rates will play a big role in shaping next year's housing market, according to a new report.
Italian village offers $1 homes to Americans disgruntled by election results
A rural village on the Italian island of Sardinia is targeting Americans who are disgruntled by the presidential election results. Homes are selling for as cheap as $1.
Leaving California: Residents continue moving to this state in record numbers
An average of 173 Californians per day have moved to Arizona for a decade. Here’s why.
How much you need to make to afford a single-family home in most US cities
Housing costs rose to record numbers in 2024.
Approved residential high-rise would change San Francisco skyline
A recently approved residential high-rise project would change the San Francisco skyline, as the development would go up as one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city.
It costs more than $5,000-a-month to rent a home in this Bay Area city
The desire to rent is high in both the suburbs and cities, and national mortgage rates and home buying prices are on the rise. Those factors are what is driving sky-high rents.
First-time homebuyers are older than ever before, National Association of Realtors survey finds
The number of first-time homebuyers dropped to its lowest level in 2024 as the age for new homeowners climbed to a new record.
Nearly half of recent buyers have mortgage rates below 5%, Zillow says – here's how
Although average rates are much higher, 45% of buyers who have purchased a home in the past year report having a rate below 5%, according to a new Zillow survey.
CEO makes bold prediction on housing market as trend signals positive outlook
Inter Ikea CEO Jon Abrahamsson Ring believes that the housing market will likely rebound before the end of this year amid rising mortgage rates.
Victim families in deadly Ghost Ship fire welcome affordable housing development in Fruitvale
Plans have been unveiled to build a five-story affordable housing complex at the site of the Ghost Ship warehouse in Oakland's Fruitvale district that burned down in a tragic, deadly fire nearly eight years ago.
Tiny space described as 'Harry Potter cubby' listed for rent in San Jose
A San Jose man is renting out a small space under a set of stairs, for "very cheap" with the promise to perform light chores. He said the space is big enough to fit a cot sits under a set of stairs.
Mortgage rates go up again this week – what’s the forecast for November?
Mortgage rates could change in November, but experts are split on by how much, according to a recent report.
This Bay Area town has the #1 most expensive zip code in the U.S.
For another straight year, and despite a slight drop in the median sales price, a small town on the Peninsula received the distinction of having the #1 most expensive zip code in the nation.
Home prices are down in these California cities
The median home price dropped nearly $5,000 between August and September, from $429,990 to $425,000, according to Realtor.com.
100 units of affordable housing being built in Oakland's Chinatown
A total of 100 affordable housing now being built in Oakland's Chinatown.
Richmond police warn of scammer posing as landlord
Richmond police said a scammer may be renting out local properties posing as a landlord.
Mortgage rates surge higher, further hurting demand
Mortgage rates rose sharply this week in their biggest jump since April, bringing the average rate for a 30-year fixed note to 6.32% as demand fell for a second straight week.
California's Prop 33 explained: Rent control measure and its impact on renters, landlords
Proposition 33 addresses rent control in California – or at least how much authority local government has over rent control. Here's what to know.