8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (502+ words) Volunteers hit the streets in Redwood City on Saturday to get out the vote in favor of a new rent control measure. If passed in November, Measure E would roll some rents back to 2025 rates and add caps on rent…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (778+ words) A request to waive school and fire impact fees from the developer behind plans to convert a vacant 134-year-old Manchester schoolhouse into 36 units of housing received a split decision from the city's planning board. York Hallsville Building LLC previously had…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago   (831+ words) When he talks about San Francisco's worsening affordability problems, Mayor Daniel Lurie often emphasizes that building more housing is an important part of tackling the crisis. But some advocates with the "Yes in my backyard" movement, which champions aggressive measures…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (988+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am Almost half of Melbourne’s new housing approvals are concentrated in the city’s outer growth corridors, despite Labor’s push to prioritise building new homes in established suburbs and curb urban sprawl. There were 20,252 dwellings approved across Melbourne’s seven growth-area municipalities…...

7+ hour, 37+ min ago   (191+ words) The measure would establish local rules for rental units, including single-family homes. Measure S reached the November 3 ballot, according to the Richmond Standard's reporting. The measure went to voters rather than being adopted outright. Beyond capping rent hikes, Measure S…...

8+ hour, 8+ min ago   (319+ words) The proposal was reported by KFOX, which noted that El Paso officials are seeking resident feedback on shifting the roughly $2.5 million toward expanding and preserving affordable housing. City staff say the change would give El Paso greater flexibility to respond…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (940+ words) Austin City Council approved changes to the city's affordable housing incentives Thursday, created an advisory board for East Austin's Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex and provided additional funding for SAFE Alliance as the nonprofit continues to navigate a financial crisis and…...

13+ hour, 36+ min ago   (780+ words) Housing affordability in WA is now at record lows, with startling new figures showing families are having to put nearly half of their income towards paying massive mortgages....

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (305+ words) As an AI boom pushes median rents higher, Mayor Daniel Lurie is proposing $30 million in investments and reforms to curb rising evictions and “sudden rent spikes.” As rents have increased in San Francisco, so have eviction proceedings. The city is…...

1+ day, 56+ min ago   (206+ words) EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso officials are asking residents to weigh in as the city considers shifting about $2.5 million in federal housing money to help expand and preserve affordable housing in the Borderland. The City said its Department of Community…...