House and Home

Shane and Jacqui McIntosh were in the process of selling their Rio Dell home when the earthquake struck Humboldt County, causing their home to become unsafe and uninhabitable.

This is not what mother of two Paige Roster had in mind as being home for the holiday, as she dressed her newborn daughter, Nora. Roster, her partner, Paul Eischens, and their kids are staying at a Los Gatos motel due to unfortunate fate.

San Jose has been in a legal battle over the project with Santa Clara County and Milpitas since 2005. The biggest issue was the traffic and congestion new housing would create. But, with homelessness becoming a growing concern in the South Bay, all sides agree making housing more available needs to be the priority. 

A Sonoma County man has been arrested and charged for allegedly placing a hidden camera in a bathroom of a home he shared with multiple women.

A group of California lawmakers has formed a new caucus to advocate for renters. About 44% of California residents are renting, but the caucus says they need more protections from abuse and rising costs.  

This project is one of the few that will focus specifically on families experiencing homelessness. Advocates say giving families this money gives them the ability to use the money for what they need the most.

Home sales across California and the rest of the nation have plunged over the last several months. Now banks are anxious to lend money so, they have lowered their rates. 

A light rail train yard and station may soon shelter homeless residents in San Jose, the city's latest effort to build more temporary housing.   

 Marin City, the unincorporated, mostly African American enclave on Sausalito's northern tip, may finally receive the attention it and its residents deserve, befitting the location's historical status.

Is now a good time to buy a home? The buyer's advantage is that there are far fewer buyers to compete causing prices to soar. What you save in purchase price can go against higher rates.

The California Department of Insurance has issued new regulations that require homeowners insurance companies to incorporate discounts into their rates for customers and communities that seriously reduce their wildfire risk.

Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Credit card rates have grown more burdensome, and so have auto loans. Savers are finally receiving yields that are actually visible, while crypto assets are reeling.

Some of the nation's housing markets that are cooling off fast are in California — Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento and Stockton. That said, there are new challenges confronting both buyers and sellers in just the last four months.

Even though mortgage applications are down, California home prices keep rising, leaving many Bay Area shoppers unable to buy.

A house fire in Fremont killed one person Saturday night and injured three more, according to the Fremont Fire Department.