Author Archives: Community Real Estate
‘Extreme’ rent control could be coming to California soon
Source: The Sacramento Bee A costly and potentially bruising campaign is taking shape over rent control in California, with deep-pocketed Los Angeles activist Michael Weinstein bankrolling a proposed November ballot initiative to repeal a state...
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Here’s where millennials are moving
Source: Curbed Colorado Springs, Colorado, which had the largest increase in young adult population between 2010 and 2015, according to a new Brookings report. A new report by the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, The...
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One-third of LA homes sell above asking price
Source: Curbed In Los Angeles, where a very hot housing market shows no signs of slowing, nearly 40 percent of homes now sell above asking price, according to a report from Zillow. How much above? Around $14,100—more than twice the...
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Could recreational pot boost your home price?
Source: The Mercury News As recreational marijuana sales ramp up throughout the Bay Area, could the newly legal drug end up creating an unexpected type of high — in our real estate market? Researchers looking at the impact of legalized...
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Rent control, property taxes and taller apartment buildings: California considers major...
Source: The Mercury News The state’s housing crisis is back on the agenda as California lawmakers return to work after a months-long recess. Proposals floated on the first week of the year would bring major changes to laws governing property...
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