California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara’s political controversy continues as a judge has ordered the insurance company at the heart of his political controversy to be taken into immediate conservatorship by government regulators. San Mateo County Judge George A. Miram made the order earlier this month appointing the Department of Insurance’s conservation and liquidation office to […]

An unfortunate thing is happening in the Bay Area, RVs are starting to become the home of last resort for some people. Bay Area cities have seen an increase in the number of RVs out in the streets and this has caused them to seek a solution to this problem. Many Bay Area cities are […]

According to a California Association of Realtors report released in July, Bay Area single-family home prices rose 7.9 percent in June from a year earlier, outpacing the 7.0 percent statewide price increase, and Bay Area home prices remain far more expensive than statewide home prices. The Bay Area’s median price of $908,740 for single-family homes […]

Skyrocketing costs for housing have overshadowed the wage gains that have emerged in the Bay Area. The Silicon Valley Institute for Regional Studies suggests that it is becoming increasingly difficult for residents in the Bay Area to keep up with the costs of owning or renting a home, and its report released last month highlights […]

According to a nonprofit organization called California Housing Partnership Corporation, there is a shortage of one million affordable homes in five Southern California counties. California Housing Partnership is a state-sponsored agency that was created to preserve affordable housing and advise leaders on housing policies. The report includes policy recommendations such as support for proposed legislation […]