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Lawmakers Look to Strengthen Renters' Rights Amid Rising Costs
A South Bay agency claims landlords are rising rents now that the pandemic has turned the corner.
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Lawmakers Look to Strengthen Renters' Rights Amid Rising Costs
A South Bay agency claims landlords are rising rents now that the pandemic has turned the corner. Damian Trujillo reports.
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: Record High Mortgage Rates, Latest Median Home Prices, and a Stanford Squatter?
Good afternoon Bay Area! Hey it’s Tony Leong again, I’m an Executive Producer at NBC Bay Area. Let’s get to the housing news that has caught my eye this week and you’ll be wanting to share. Sign up now to get this newsletter delivered right to your email inbox each week! New editions drop every Thursday afternoon. The rate...
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: Can You Afford a Starter Home?, Midterms & Measures, and California Booming
Good afternoon Bay Area! Tony Leong, back again. I’m tracking all the housing news you need to know this week. So let’s get to it. Sign up now to get this newsletter delivered right to your email inbox each week! New editions drop every Thursday afternoon. We are just days away from November 8th, Election Day. And voters will...
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What to Know: Affordable Housing Ballot Measures in the Bay Area This November
Affordable housing measures are on ballots in cities around the Bay Area this November, asking voters to decide a dizzying array of questions about how and where to build housing, who should be able to live there, and how much it should cost. Here’s a breakdown of what’s on the ballot, how it got there, and what it...
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What to Know: Affordable Housing Ballot Measures in the Bay Area This November
Affordable housing measures are on ballots in cities around the Bay Area this November, asking voters to decide a dizzying array of questions about how and where to build housing, who should be able to live there, and how much it should cost. Here’s a breakdown of what’s on the ballot, how it got there, and what it...
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: Can You Afford Rent on Minimum Wage?, Bad News for Sellers, ‘Darth Vader' House & More
Good afternoon Bay Area! Tony Leong here, I’m an executive producer at NBC Bay Area and these are the housing stories you need to know about this week. Let’s do it. Sign up now to get this newsletter delivered right to your email inbox each week! You know living in the Bay Area that minimum wage won’t cut it. Now a new report confirms...
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: Bay Area Housing Market Cooling Down, Burned Out House Listed for $765k, and SJ Offers RV Owners $500
Good afternoon Bay Area! Hey, I’m Tony Leong, one of the executive producers here at NBC Bay Area and I’ve been tracking all of the housing stories you need to know about this week. Let’s get started. Sign up now to get this newsletter delivered right to your email inbox each week! Would-be homebuyers are getting hit twice. Interest rates...
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: Inflation Relief Is Coming, Higher Mortgage Rates, ‘Hocus Pocus' Rental & More
Here’s what’s on our radar this week… Sign up now to get this newsletter delivered right to your email inbox each week! Time is running out for more than a hundred people holding out at the so-called “Field of Dreams” RV camp near San Jose International Airport. City officials said they need to leave, but just extended the deadline...
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Homelessness Surging in Many US Cities Amid End of Pandemic Relief Measures
Some of the biggest increases are in West Coast cities such as Sacramento and Portland, Oregon. Numbers are also up about 30% in South Dakota and Prince George’s County, Maryland, and 15% in Asheville, North Carolina.
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: “Stranger Things” House for Sale, Bay Area Market Cooldown, Should You Buy or Rent?
It’s been another jam-packed week of housing news. Here’s what’s on our radar… Sign up now to get it delivered right to your email inbox each week! This week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills aimed at speeding up new construction and providing more funding for affordable housing. The laws would make it easier for developers to build...
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: Most Expensive States, Six-Figure Side Hustle, Interest Rate Hike and More
Welcome to the online edition of our new newsletter, Housing Deconstructed. We drop new editions every Thursday, focusing on all the housing news you need to know from the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up now to get it delivered right to your email inbox each week! The Federal Reserve announced yet another big hike in interest rates (0.75%) yesterday…
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Mortgage Rates Climb Above 6% for First Time Since 2008
Mortgage rates are spiking to rates not seen in more than a decade.
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Mortgage Rates Climb Above 6% for First Time Since 2008
Mortgage rates are spiking to rates not seen in more than a decade. Ian Cull reports.
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Housing Deconstructed Newsletter: Sept. 15, 2022 (Issue No. 1)
Welcome to the online edition of our new newsletter, Housing Deconstructed. We’ll drop a new edition every Thursday, focusing on all the housing news you need to know from the Bay Area and beyond. Sign up now to get it delivered right to your email inbox each week! Should an abandoned theater built in 1970 be protected as a historic…
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Want Bay Area Housing News? Get the Latest With Our Newsletter
Welcome to the online edition of our new newsletter, Housing Deconstructed. We’ll drop a new edition every Thursday, focusing on all the housing news you need to know from the Bay Area and beyond. The newsletter launches on Sept. 15, but you can get a sneak peek here of what to expect. Sign up now to get it delivered right…
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As Housing Crunch Intensifies Across the Country, Data Gives a Peek at Airbnb Impact
The housing crisis continues to spiral and inflation reached a 40-year high this summer. Experts say short-term rentals aren’t helping.
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California Lawmakers Reach Deal on Housing Production Bills
Facing a housing shortage in the nation’s most populous state, California’s legislative leaders on Thursday backed a pair of bills that would open up much of the state’s commercial land for residential development, bypassing some local zoning laws to replace shuttered shops with affordable apartments.
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Military Families' Housing Benefits Lag as Rents Explode
Housing has long been a major benefit for service members, a subsidy to salaries that trail the private sector. But, amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the Department of Defense has neglected its commitment to help military families find affordable homes.
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Van Living: One Man's Solution to His California Housing Dilemma
Evan Fu is living in his van full-time. Although not for everyone, he says this is his way of preventing being priced out of California’s overwhelmed housing market.