20 least affordable US cities are in California: study

The top 20 most unaffordable cities to buy a home in the United States are all in California, according to a new study.

There's no place like Glinda the Good Witch's home – for $21.75M

Just follow the Yellow Brick Road – or Benedict Canyon Drive – to a legendary Beverly Hills home now on the market for $21.75 million. 

Here's what it takes to be considered middle class in 2024 for each state

With inflation rising, some families who used to be "middle class" no longer fit in that category. Here are the cheapest and most expensive states and cities for 2024.

Crews break ground on new affordable housing development near Lake Merritt

Crews broke ground on a multi-story apartment building near Lake Merritt on Tuesday that is expected to bring dozens of new and affordable homes to Oakland.

For the price of a home in LA, you could’ve bought a skyscraper in St. Louis

A recent sale of one of the tallest buildings in St. Louis fetched $3.6 million, a stark contrast to the regular sales of homes in LA for twice that amount, underscoring the tumultuous nature of the current real estate market in America.

Home spotted crossing San Francisco Bay

A strange sight of a two-story house spotted gliding across the San Francisco Bay over the weekend left onlookers puzzled by the unusual picture.

Best places to raise a family in 2024, according to this report

If you're looking for the best places in America to raise a family, a new report says you should look at these six states.

HGTV stars share housing ‘hack’ for aspiring homeowners facing affordability issue

HGTV personalities Elizabeth and Ethan Finkelstein, who star in “Cheap Old Houses," spoke about their “house hack" of buying and restoring cheap historic homes.

Baltimore sells $1 houses in effort to combat vacant home crisis

Baltimore, Maryland, city officials approved a program that would sell city-owned vacant homes for next to nothing at $1 for some applicable residents. 

San Francisco Board of Supervisors override mayor's veto on housing measure

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors on Tuesday overrode a veto by Mayor London Breed involving a measure that will restrict building in some historic neighborhoods. 

Mold, wage theft complaints plague SJ affordable housing construction site

An affordable housing construction site which is slated to open this summer has been impacted by mold, and complaints of wage theft. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan says the city will ensure any new construction is up to code, and that workers are fairly compensated.

Concord rent stabilization ordinance suspended days after approval

An effort at rent stabilization and just cause for eviction in the East Bay City of Concord has been suspended only days after it was adopted by the City Council.

Home buyers need to make $47,000 more than in 2020 to afford a home

A new report from Zillow finds that some people are relying on financial gifts to help cover the cost of a down payment for a home or moving to low-cost cities to find affordable housing.

New real estate trend: Meet the 'forever renters'

Being a 'forever renter' is attractive to millennials and empty nesters, says the Post Brothers CEO.

Facing deadline, San Jose to move 1,000 unhoused residents from waterways

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan and others on Friday morning stood along the debris- and trash-strewn banks of Coyote Creek, surveying unhoused encampments that could result in potential financial tidal waves of fines hitting the city next year.

Squatters take over Hollywood home; start renting rooms to OnlyFans models

A luxurious 7-bedroom dream house in the Hollywood Hills was taken over by squatters who set up a business on the property. The ringleader allegedly wrote a fake lease allowing OnlyFans models to create their content in the house and rented rooms to them.

Berkeley's People's Park protesters dismantle 'free store,' organize pop-up resource

People's Park supporters dismantled their "free store" at the corner of Dwight Way and Telegraph Avenue last week after more than a month of occupying the space and distributing resources to community members in need.