California Voters OK Billions in Transportation Measures, Housing and School Bonds
ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
California voters cast ballots on a range of infrastructure, housing and school measures in this year's mid-term elections.
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ENR Construction
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
California voters cast ballots on a range of infrastructure, housing and school measures in this year's mid-term elections.
Construction Dive
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The development at UC Riverside will give community college students the experience of living on a four-year university campus.
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BD+C
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
The affordable housing shortage in the U.S. is particularly acute in California, where less than one-third of the state’s households can afford a median-priced home that now tops $600,000 , or more than twice the national average.
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Housing Affordability in California Fell to a 15-Year Low in August, but a Market Correction Could Help. Buying a home in California is anything but affordable after a two-year run-up in regional housing costs, but as the market cools, the Golden State is seeing a complete reversal in home price growth. Housing Markets.
Natural Building
OCTOBER 16, 2019
Rebecca Tasker, with a crew of apprentices, is building two straw bale houses near Escondido, California. A well-built house will typically have a R19 value while straw bale houses have an R30 value. Another advantage of a straw bale house is that it doesn’t use toxic insulating materials. It’s a super insulator.”
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Wildfires' Effect on California Housing Market. Hundreds of homes were destroyed by the recent, and ongoing, California wildfires—and now those families need to find new shelter in the midst of a volatile housing market. cbroderick. Wed, 10/07/2020 - 09:29.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Projects across the state will address California's ongoing affordable housing crisis.
ENR Construction
MAY 9, 2023
California grapples with the need to protect the habitat of the iconic species while creating a pathway to develop renewable energy and housing projects in the same areas.
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:49 Affordable Housing Trish Donnally, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman, shares insights from three transformative affordable housing projects. And that’s just California. It gets worse.
Pro Builder
JUNE 22, 2023
California Rep. Maxine Waters Proposes Billions to Help Low-Income Homebuyers ldeakins Thu, 06/22/2023 - 12:30 The new proposal aims to significantly expand funding for low-income housing California Representative Maxine Waters introduced three bills on Wednesday that would expand low-income housing and narrow the country’s racial wealth gap.
BD+C
AUGUST 9, 2021
California State University Long Beach (CSULB) has completed the first student housing project on the campus in 34 years. The project also included the construction of the new Housing Administration Office.
Pro Builder
JANUARY 6, 2022
Housing Giants 2022 Entry Form. Enter your company to be on Pro Builder's 2022 Housing Giants list—a ranked list of the housing industry's largest home builders. The Housing Giants entry form below requires your company information for the calendar year 2021, or your latest fiscal year. Housing Giants.
Pro Builder
JUNE 2, 2022
California Builders Are Unfazed by Statewide Drought. California is struggling to navigate a severe drought, but that doesn't seem to be slowing the pace of new home construction. How in the world are you approving new housing when we’re running out of water?”. Thu, 06/02/2022 - 11:28.
BD+C
NOVEMBER 12, 2020
California voters have defeated a ballot question that would have allowed local jurisdictions to expand rent control or create new rent control laws on most housing types.
Pro Builder
JUNE 16, 2023
The new development involves a strong collaboration between HomeAid Orange County, City of Santa Ana, Mercy House, California Housing Finance Agency, California Department of Housing and Community Development, Orange County Housing Finance Trust, City Ventures, Bassenian Lagoni Architects, and many members of the community.
BD+C
AUGUST 1, 2021
Built in 1942, Rose Hill Courts is one of Los Angeles’ oldest public housing complexes. And led by a team that includes the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), the developer Related California, and the general contractor R.D.
BD+C
JULY 12, 2023
Navigating homelessness with modular building solutions 0 dbarista Wed, 07/12/2023 - 14:47 San Francisco-based architect Chuck Bloszies, FAIA, SE, LEED AP, discusses his firm's designs for Navigation Centers, temporary housing for the homeless in northern California.
Natural Building
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
This straw bale roundhouse in Benbow, Northern California, provides a comfortable living temperature that adjusts to the summer and winter months. The house is located in a remote part of Humboldt County—an area of northern California known for nonconforming and nontypical homes. More trees than people.
Pro Builder
AUGUST 4, 2020
New Housing Permits Drop to 8-Year Low in Southern California. Southern California’s construction industry has been hit hard by the state’s shelter-in-place orders, resulting in an eight year low. For the second quarter of 2020, new housing permits were down 27% in a year, according to Whittier Daily News. cbroderick.
Pro Builder
MARCH 14, 2023
Which States Are Home to the Most Valuable Housing Markets? Home to roughly one-fifth of the nation’s total housing value, with a December 2022 market total of $9.52 trillion, California tops the list of the most valuable U.S. Read more Housing Markets Market Data + Trends Regional Builders Housing Markets
Pro Builder
MARCH 14, 2023
Which States Are Home to the Most Valuable Housing Markets? Home to roughly one-fifth of the nation’s total housing value with a December 2022 market total of $9.52 trillion, California tops the list of the most valuable U.S. Read more Housing Markets Market Data + Trends Regional Builders Housing Markets
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Expensive States Like California Could See Major Home Price Drops in the Year Ahead. markets in the year ahead, and pricey states like California will be among the first to see significant deceleration. As a housing correction slows the pace of home price growth across the U.S., Housing Markets. Housing Markets.
Pro Builder
MAY 12, 2022
California State Senator Proposes $10 Billion Endowment to Help With Home Purchases. A top California lawmaker is working to create a new program that will help families afford home purchases in the most expensive markets across the state. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Thu, 05/12/2022 - 10:17.
Pro Builder
MAY 30, 2023
are considered “house poor,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs. are considered “house poor,” meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing costs.
BD+C
APRIL 13, 2020
Efforts to expand healthcare capacity are coming from all corners: the USNS Comfort is docked in NY; the USNS Mercy is docked in CA; and the USACE is spearheading efforts in New York City and California to convert empty hotel rooms and student housing facilities into overflow hospital rooms.
Pro Builder
JULY 28, 2021
California Bill Looks to ‘Upzone’ Single-Family Parcels. A California bill currently in the works would change laws for single-family zones, allowing up to four units on one single-family lot. million single-family lots — or 410,000 parcels now zoned for only one traditional, single-family house. Housing Markets.
Pro Builder
JULY 29, 2022
Americans Are Most Severely Cost-Burdened in These Overpriced Housing Markets. Locals can no longer afford inflated housing costs in markets like Glendale, California, but some smaller metros could still offer relief for buyers priced out elsewhere. Glendale, California ranked as the most cost-burdened metro in the U.S.
Construction Business Owner
APRIL 29, 2016
Multifamily housing projects were a growing trend on many construction outlooks for 2016. One California nonprofit developer is reinventing the spectrum of multifamily builds to create a more cost-effective, high-quality, sustainable structure that can be modified with the resident population moving into it.
Pro Builder
JUNE 6, 2022
Suburban NIMBYs Are Creating a Roadblock for New Housing Development, but at What Cost? A high-cost housing market is in desperate need of affordable housing, but neighborhood NIMBYs aren't giving an inch. As the race to develop affordable housing gains momentum across the U.S., Mon, 06/06/2022 - 10:23.
Pro Builder
AUGUST 12, 2022
Incentives Won’t Be Enough to Keep Buyers in the Game as Housing Shortage Grows. Builders are offering incentives to prospective buyers to hold on to what little demand remains, but as supply drops and housing costs grow, sales continue to slow. Fri, 08/12/2022 - 09:36.
Pro Builder
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
This Airbnb Cofounder Is Hopping on the ADU Train for His Next Housing Venture. Joe Gebbia's startup company, Samara, is building net-zero tiny houses meant to solve California's housing shortage . million backyard homes in California, and ADUs could be a major tool in tackling the state’s housing shortage.
Pro Builder
JULY 14, 2022
In the Midst of a Drought, California Is Building More Homes. Watch the full “Gimme Shelter: The California Housing Crisis Podcast” episode here. Thu, 07/14/2022 - 10:41. That is, as long as residents’ 60-year-trend of using less accelerates into the future. Environmental. New-Construction Projects. Environmental.
Pro Builder
APRIL 4, 2023
Unprecedented” has been one of the most commonly used words to describe the housing market over the last several years. Even in the midst of a nationwide housing correction, experts say new records are still being broken.
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 27, 2023
If approved by Congress, added funds for upgrade would prevent and reduce sewage flows and contamination in southern California.
Pro Builder
MARCH 24, 2023
The organization plans to sell both homes and use 90% of the earnings to fund affordable housing initiatives. The homes are worth a combined $55 million, CNBC reports. Read more Financing Affordability Financing
Pro Builder
JANUARY 10, 2022
Critics Question ‘Housing First’ Approach as Homelessness Crisis Worsens. Nearly 600,000 Americans were left without housing in 2020 as a result of surging costs and a rise in unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic, CNBC reports. California is also expected to break its record, allocating $4.8 Housing Policy + Finance.
Pro Builder
APRIL 5, 2021
This Unexpected California City Could be the Nation's Hottest. A city known for ranking on lists of America’s worst places to live is now one of the country's hottest housing markets. It’s contradictory to rents in other highly sought out California cities such as Los Angeles and San Jose. Housing Markets. cbroderick.
Pro Builder
OCTOBER 5, 2022
As the Housing Market Inches Toward a Recession, These Metro Areas Are Cooling the Fastest. As a red-hot housing market comes to a close, home sales are plummeting in a number of regional markets across the country, but not all are seeing an equal drop in buyer demand. Housing Markets. Housing Markets. New-Home Sales.
Pro Builder
DECEMBER 14, 2021
New California Solar Proposal Met With Backlash From Climate Activists. California is proposing big changes to rooftop solar incentives, but its new initiative may not be beneficial for all. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Tue, 12/14/2021 - 10:04. Environmental.
Natural Building
MAY 10, 2021
A group of homeless people and activists have built their own unsanctioned community center from the ground up — creating a kitchen, shower, toilet, health clinic, and free store in Oakland, California. Each cabin provides a free service for the dozens of un-housed residents who live in the massive camp under a freeway overpass.
Pro Builder
MARCH 25, 2021
These Three California Markets are Hottest in the Nation. Realtor.com’s round up of the hottest housing markets typically included San Jose and San Francisco, but more affordable markets near cities are dominating. Of course, it’s not all about California—11 other states are represented among the top 20 markets. Housing Markets.
Pro Builder
MAY 24, 2022
The Fastest Rising Housing Markets of 2022. Two popular Colorado housing markets—Denver and Arvada—are among the hottest in the country with constantly growing populations feeding housing demand and sending home prices soaring, SmartAsset reports. Housing Markets. Housing Markets. Tue, 05/24/2022 - 11:12.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 8, 2017
As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.
Pro Builder
JULY 20, 2021
Southern California Home Prices Reach New All-Time High. In Southern California, median home prices just hit a new all-time high of $680,000 in June, up from May’s previous record breaking price tag of $667,000, reports the Los Angeles times. Housing Markets. Housing Markets. cbroderick. Tue, 07/20/2021 - 10:31.
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