Housing

Housing

Is California’s high cost of housing cost scaring off job seekers?

California employers and job recruiters find it tough to lure out-of-state workers at a time when unemployment rates are falling and housing prices are rising.

By David Wagner, KPCC • May 24, 2018

Commentary

California sees slowing population growth

It’s time for some fun with numbers, dissecting a new state report on population trends. The big number is 39.8 million. That’s the state Department of Finance’s latest calculation of California’s population as of Jan. 1. It’s doubtless a little low, since California has a very large number of residents who fly below the official […]

By Dan Walters • May 7, 2018

Education

California campuses confront a growing challenge: homeless students

It's a reality all too familiar to California college students: trying to find a home on a student budget in a housing market gone berserk.

By Felicia Mello • April 3, 2018

Housing

What to know about the housing bill that has people freaking out from Marin to Compton

People from Marin to Compton are freaking out about a controversial state housing bill. Here's what you should know about it.

By Matt Levin • March 22, 2018

Housing

Data dig: Are foreign investors driving up real estate in your California neighborhood?

The percentage of California single-family homes bought in all-cash transactions has climbed in the past decade from 10 to 25 percent—and many of those are investors from Asia. That means a quarter of California’s extremely tight housing inventory is unlikely to go to moderate-income families who need a mortgage to buy a home.

By Matt Levin • March 7, 2018