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California Added More Homes Than People—but Buyers and Renters Still Aren’t Getting Relief

California added 677,000 homes in six years while gaining 39,000 residents. So why are buyers and renters still squeezed?

Almost 40% of LA fire survivors face a housing crisis

Almost 40% of LA fire survivors face a housing crisis Diana Ionescu Fri, 05/08/2026 - 07:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption...

California considering novel idea to boost factory-built housing

The state is proposing guaranteeing insurance for factory-built housing to lower construction costs and boost affordable housing production.

Gavin Newsom’s mass housing plan traps thousands in inferno canyon — but he’s still pushing ahead: survivors

Fury is erupting as fire survivors who barely escaped one of California’s worst wildfires just eight years ago push back against a state policy they say is forcing dense housing on...

The California Exodus Grows as Affordability Crisis Pushes Residents Out

The California Exodus is quickening, and it turns out the people leaving don’t have to wander too long to find a new promised land. That’s... Read More The post The California Exod...

Dems running for California governor spar over housing 

Now that ballots have been delivered to homes across the state, casting a vote in the primary election for the next California governor is only a few pen strokes away.  No issue is...

Campaign promises offered as assurances on California’s troubled resi insurance market

The average gap between the insurance payouts offered to Pacific Palisades residents who lost their homes in last year’s fire versus what it will cost them to rebuild shakes out to...

When Housing Costs Threatened Essential Workers, These Communities Built Their Own Solutions

As housing costs pull further away from wages, some essential institutions risk losing the workers they need to function.

UHERO report finds persistent housing crisis in Hawaii

UHERO report finds persistent housing crisis in Hawaii

Chain reaction: A framework for America’s housing and retirement crises

The American Dream has a math problem. Millions can't afford homes. Those who can, can't find them. And many who already own don't have enough saved to retire. It's gridlock, compo...

We don’t need another bond—We need to help people buy the homes that already exist

  Nine out of ten families in San Diego County cannot afford to buy a home. Not because homes aren’t out there — because the gap between what people earn and what a home costs has...

California steps up reform to join the single-stair bandwagon

California lawmakers have been at the forefront of zoning reforms to increase housing supply and affordability. New legislation filed Tuesday would put the state on the path to joi...

California 'strongly encourages' coastal city to fast-track farmworker housing

California 'strongly encourages' coastal city to fast-track farmworker housing Diana Ionescu Thu, 04/23/2026 - 08:00 Primary Image...

The Race to Lower California’s Housing Costs

Democrats running for California governor join the Opinion columnist Ezra Klein to debate whether manufacturing technology or federal policy can solve the crisis of the state’s sky...

OCs Biggest Civic Headlines as Affordable Housing Construction Lags

OCs Biggest Civic Headlines as Affordable Housing Construction Lags

California's hotel-to-housing program put 13,500 people into homes

California's hotel-to-housing program put 13,500 people into homes Diana Ionescu Sun, 05/10/2026 - 10:00 Primary Image Primary Imag...

OCs Biggest Civic Headlines as Affordable Housing Construction Lags

OCs Biggest Civic Headlines as Affordable Housing Construction Lags

The housing shortage is real. This just decides who has to live with it.

Arizona’s housing problem isn’t complicated to describe. There aren’t enough homes [1], [2], [3], [4]. The ones that exist cost more than many people can pay [5], [6]. And the […]...

Church-to-housing trend grows in Southern California

Church-to-housing trend grows in Southern California Diana Ionescu Wed, 05/06/2026 - 08:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption...

Rising Costs of Housing, Energy, Food, and Gas Weigh Heavily on Black Californians

*Housing, energy, food, and gas are four essential household expenses, and their rising costs are forcing residents—especially lower-income households—to make difficult trade-offs,...

Report: Housing Shortage is Causing Increase in Prices

Navigating the New Coastal Zone: Key Housing Reforms for 2026

The California Coastal Commission (the Commission) has long posed a significant hurdle to coastal housing production, even as state law has streamlined residential development else...

Navigating the New Coastal Zone: Key Housing Reforms for 2026

The California Coastal Commission (the Commission) has long posed a significant hurdle to coastal housing production, even as state law has streamlined residential development else...

CIFR Expands into California to Investigate Whether Fraud, Probate Failures and Legal Abandonment are Driving Preventabl...

Statewide outreach initiatives across Northern California, Southern California, the Bay Area and the Inland Empire seeks stories, records and evidence for future legislative and co...