🗣️ Opinion: Former California Senate leader Don Perata argues that large institutional investors and private equity firms have distorted California’s housing market by buying up homes and crowding out families.

Perata writes that limiting corporate ownership of single-family homes could help restore balance in a state already facing a severe housing shortage.

https://mendovoice.com/2026/03/opinion-gov-newsom-is-right-wall-street-rigged-californias-housing-market-for-far-too-long/?utm_campaign=opinion&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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From Ashes to Opportunity: California Faces a Rebuild Reckoning

Industry leaders warn at Bisnow conference that recovery from the LA Fires will be determined not by sentiment, but by systemic change.

Purgula
California lawmakers pass SB 79, housing bill that brings dense housing to transit hubs

After months of debate, California lawmakers on Friday passed SB 79, a housing bill that overrides local zoning laws to bring high-density housing up to nine stories tall to transit hubs.

Los Angeles Times
All the types of multifamily housing play a major role in the real estate market as well as the housing scene in CA. Besides, they offer diverse living options that cater to various lifestyles and budgets.
https://evelynbaez.com/four-types-of-multifamily-housing-structures/
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Four Types Of Multifamily Housing Structures – A Detailed Guide

Here are the Four Types Of Multifamily Housing Structures. Keep reading to find out about their features, advantages, disadvantages, and more.

Evelyn Baez Nguyen
AB 1482 In California - Its Key Provisions & Impact On Housing

AB 1482 in California limits rent increases and provides eviction protections. Keep reading to find out more about this Assembly Bill.

Evelyn Baez Nguyen

“For an existing single-family home at California’s median price of $830,620, buyers in the second quarter needed a minimum annual income of $208,000 to qualify for a 30-year mortgage after a 20% down payment. Loans on condos and townhouses, with a median $640,000 price, required a minimum $160,400 income.”

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Fortune: “California homes are so pricey that only 16% of the state’s residents can afford to buy one—and it’s only getting worse”

https://fortune.com/2023/08/11/california-home-prices-real-estate-affordability/

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California homes are so pricey that only 16% of the state’s residents can afford to buy one—and it’s only getting worse

Buyers in the second quarter needed a minimum annual income of $208,000 to qualify for a 30-year mortgage after a 20% down payment.

Fortune