Browsing: Housing crisis
Gavin Newsom clears L.A. homeless encampment as he tells cities to do more or risk losing funds
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out…
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell this week to its lowest level in more than a year, a…
Kamala Harris went toe-to-toe with Jamie Dimon over a settlement for California homeowners. The big banks offered $4 billion—they settled at $20 billion
An impromptu phone call between Kamala Harris, then Calif. Attorney General, and JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon almost immediately…
California’s homelessness ‘solution’ is a $1 billion deal for 1,200 tiny homes that might not even come with a bathroom
In March last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised 1,200 tiny homes to temporarily house homeless people, specifically those who…
Venice begins charging day-trippers $5 for entry—but angry locals have accused officials of turning the floating city into a ‘theme park’
For years, tourists have served as both the lifeblood and the thorn in the side of the Italian hotspot of…
Some first-time homebuyers in California are about to get some much needed help from the state. This year’s version of…
The housing market is so bad this Long Island house has no running water or power—and it’s on sale for $500,000
An Oak Island home, situated on Long Island’s southern shore near Fire Island, won’t come with electricity, trash collection, or…
A wealthy Bay Area enclave formed a ‘heritage alliance’ to become a historic district—and it all started after a new family bought a home in the neighborhood
Gene Alston bought a home on Fairfax Avenue in Baywood, a small neighborhood in San Mateo, California, three years ago.…
Jerome Powell says ‘the housing market is in a very challenging situation right now’ and interest rate cuts alone won’t solve a long-running inventory crisis
The housing market has a problem—millions of them. The country is short between 3.5 and 5.5 million housing units, according…
Brooklyn’s new borough president doesn’t care about the ‘character’ of your neighborhood. That’s ‘not more important than putting people in homes’
Since at least the 1960s, New Yorkers have been obsessed with the “character” of neighborhoods, or better said, their neighborhoods.…












