After the state's Building Standards Commission gave final approval to a housing rule that's the first of its kind in the United States, solar panels will be a required feature on new houses in 2020....
Five wildfires over the past 14 months, with November’s Camp Fire the most devastating, have destroyed nearly 21,000 homes across six counties. That total is equivalent to more than 85 percent of all the new housing built....
Buying a home wasn’t always this expensive. The average income-earner needs to spend a significant portion of their income on mortgage payments in order to buy a home pretty much anywhere in the U.S., but this ratio is exorbitant in California. In fact, the top home-price-to-household-income...
The electricity you use to power your home can cost a pretty penny. The average family spends $1,900 a year on utility bills, according to the government's Energy Star program. But did you know that performing simple home maintenance tasks can substantially bring down the cost...
In what year do you sense the next economic recession will hit California? 2020-2021. (38%, 231 Votes) 2019. (37%, 230 Votes) 2022-2023. (15%, 90 Votes) 2024 or later. (10%, 63 Votes) Total Voters: 614 As we head into 2018, we find ourselves a full decade out from the last debilitating U.S. recession. The...
The Senate passed a sweeping tax bill on December 2nd that has housing advocates, real estate agents and industry groups worried. At the same time, Republicans who led the tax reform push are celebrating it as a boon for economic growth — ultimately helping the housing...