SUBSCRIBER ONLY Opinion Columnists | Walters: Why two Bay Area cities are falling behind in housing By Dan Walters Calmatters November 3, 2023 at 2:18 a.m. Why in San Jose and San Francisco it is so difficult to build and what...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Housing | California No. 1 for worker dissatisfaction, by this measure By Jon Lansner November 2, 2023 at 10:40 a.m. It's a good-sized group that helps explain consumer jitters despite largely healthy economic trends.
Housing | California shoppers get 4% less for their money after inflation’s bite By Jon Lansner October 28, 2023 at 7:24 a.m. California retail sales grew 0.9% vs. inflation averaging 4.9%.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Housing | 12 spooky bodies haunting California’s housing market By Jon Lansner October 27, 2023 at 4:33 p.m. The most ghoulish factoid of these spooky times is that most Californians can't afford to buy...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Housing | California house payments jump 127% in pandemic era with rates at 23-year high By Jon Lansner October 23, 2023 at 8:51 a.m. Buyer gets $4,717 payment on median $843,340 house at this week's 7.63% average rate.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Housing | California has 11 of largest housing shortages in US, study says By Jon Lansner October 26, 2023 at 11:22 a.m. 23 California metros are 873,730 units short, that's 6.5% of residential housing supply statewide.
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Housing | Leaving California: What’s the best state to move to in 2023? By Jon Lansner October 19, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. Columnist Jonathan Lansner’s scorecard determines the best states for wannabe ex-Californians based on criteria like...
Housing | Californians have 4th-highest housing expenses in US By Jon Lansner October 19, 2023 at 4:28 p.m. Californians spent $11,262 per person on housing-related expenses in 2022, 23% above the US norm.
Housing | 76% of California’s pandemic pay hikes lost to inflation By Jon Lansner October 12, 2023 at 3:59 p.m. Wages in four California markets rose 24% from the end of 2019. Meanwhile, the local...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Housing | Where are California’s most affordable homes? By Jon Lansner October 12, 2023 at 4:06 p.m. We ranked 35 counties on pricing, purchasing power and perspective. Then we combined those scorecards...