Things they don’t tell you about buying a home
Buying a home is more than just the down payment and mortgage and purchasers may overlook some of these unexpected aspects outside of expenses, such as the emotional stress.
People living in RVs near SF Zoo face threat of being towed
People living in RVs near the San Francisco Zoo faced a looming deadline to leave the area at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. The city placed "No Stopping" parking enforcement signs along Zoo Road.
As rental market cools, one-third of property managers offer things like free weeks of rent or parking
A new report from Zillow finds that property managers offered incentives on their rental properties in July as rent growth slowed.
Americans think these are the best and worst cities to live, according to new study
Here’s a look at where are the best – and worst – places to live in 2024, according to a new study.
Here's where you can get the most (and least) apartment space for $1,500 a month
Wichita, Kansas offers 1,359 square feet of living space on average for a monthly rent of $1,500, while Manhattan offers a mere 228 square feet for the same price, according to a new report.
Bay Area cities that rank the worst for new home buyers
Three Bay Area cities are at the top of the list for the worst places in America for first-time home buyers. And there’s a variety of disheartening reasons.
San Francisco 1st in U.S. to ban rental-price software
San Francisco is now the first city in the nation to ban the use of a type of software that large landlords use to set rental prices.
California eyes turning vacant school lots into housing
California school districts may soon add a fourth "R" to the traditional "three Rs" of reading, writing, and arithmetic: real estate.
Nearly half of $1M-plus starter homes in California
The number of first-time homebuyers in several U.S. cities facing starter home prices of $1 million or more has nearly tripled since 2019, according to recent research.
Housing and homeless advocates disappointed by Newsom's order to clear encampments
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order is finding support in the South Bay. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan agrees that agencies should help get people housed but says it'll take more than just clearing encampments.
California Forever pulls ballot measure, plans for 2026 comeback
California Forever pulled its ballot measure for a planned city in rural Solano County on Monday, just one day before it was up for a vote by county supervisors.
Evictions are rising fastest in these 5 American cities
Eviction filings are on the rise in several major cities as Americans grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and expensive rent costs.
Nearly 1 in 4 US sellers cut home prices as inventory grows, Zillow report says
A recent report finds that sellers are slashing home prices to appeal to buyers in the market for housing.
Allstate wants to raise California homeowner insurance rates by 34%
The increase Allstate is exploring would be the largest rate increase this year and would impact more than 350,000 policyholders, a report said.
Baby boomers flock to fastest-growing city known as the ‘cruise ship on land’
A new Wall Street Journal report stated that boomers are driving the local population boom as they move into an age-restricted community association.
Tenant repeatedly scammed landlords to live rent-free in expensive parts of Silicon Valley
One woman has been able to live in Silicon Valley's most expensive areas rent-free for the past decade- and now, she's been convicted for it.
Diddy's $70M Los Angeles mansion for sale following Homeland Security raid
Sean "Diddy" Combs is reportedly wanting to cut all ties with Los Angeles.
San Francisco benefits from housing law that streamlines approval
To address the state's housing crisis, California enacted a Statewide Housing Plan in 2022. It says that every city and county must build its share of new homes to meet a total of 2.5 million new homes the state estimates it will need by 2031. San Francisco's part of the job is to build 82,000 units by the same deadline.
Tourist hot spot to ban vacation apartments in bid to make city 'livable' again
Barcelona officials plan to ban short-term tourist apartment rentals by 2028, mirroring policies that have bubbled up across Europe in recent years.
Bay Area councilmember abruptly resigns, says he cannot afford cost of living
A longtime Newark city councilmember has abruptly resigned, citing the high cost of living in the Bay Area.