Homeownership in the Sacramento region has reached its highest level in nearly four decades, despite rising housing costs and affordability challenges, with more than 64% of households now owner-occupied.
The data from the City of Davis’ housing production report shows that the city has built very little housing overall, particularly ownership housing, and that increasing housing supply is one of the most practical ways to address affordability pressures.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has been criticized for failing to address the state’s rising rents and homelessness crisis, as well as for siding with corporate landlords and opposing rent control measures.
Activists and tenants in England are organizing a nationwide, pro-rent control demonstration on April 18 to call on politicians to put people first and address the housing crisis caused by sky-high rents and the profit-driven agenda of the real estate industry.
Davis voters must decide whether to approve the Village Farms Davis development, which would add 1,800 housing units to the city, in order to address the city’s housing shortage and affordability crisis, while balancing environmental and infrastructure concerns.
The Village Farms development in Davis, California is projected to have an average sales price of $740,000 for medium-density homes, but the actual cost will depend on a variety of fluctuating factors, and the project will also include 360 affordable rental units, making the claim that all homes will start at $740,000 misleading.
Democratic candidates for governor of California discussed their plans for addressing the state’s housing crisis at a forum hosted by California YIMBY, offering a mix of regulatory reform, financing innovation, rent stabilization and state enforcement as potential solutions.
The National Fair Housing Alliance has expressed its support for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, urging the Trump administration to partner with her on affordability and other “kitchen table issues” facing Americans, rather than attempting to remove her from office.
The U.S. housing and homelessness crisis is driven by a widening structural gap between household incomes and the cost of housing, disproportionately affecting families with children, Black families, and single-mother households, and exacerbated by rigid public assistance eligibility rules.
Ned Resnikoff argues that the housing affordability debate has shifted to a contradictory phase in which critics of new housing construction rely on abstract theory while dismissing empirical evidence showing that expanded housing supply improves affordability.
Davis is a progressive city that prides itself on its quality of life, but its low wages are forcing service workers to live elsewhere, draining the vitality of the community and creating a system of subsidization for the affluent.
The America First Policy Institute released a housing policy brief arguing that excessive regulation, fees and permitting delays are contributing to the housing affordability crisis and proposing a supply-focused agenda to restore access to homeownership for American families.
Community is often treated as an aesthetic concept rather than a material one, emphasizing cohesion without confronting inequality and prioritizing preservation over inclusion, resulting in a community that appears cohesive while becoming less representative of the people who sustain it.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for new limits on large institutional investors that buy and rent single-family homes, framing the issue as a matter of fairness, accountability and housing access for working families, while President Donald Trump has proposed a federal ban on such purchases.
Assemblymember Buffy Wicks convened the first hearing of the California Assembly’s new Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation to explore ways to reduce housing costs by modernizing how homes are built across the state.
Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has appointed Assemblymember Buffy Wicks to chair a newly created Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation to examine ways to reduce housing costs, speed construction, and align housing production with the state’s climate goals.
The Sacramento region has seen a surge in housing production, with over 12,500 new homes completed in 2024, but affordability remains a major issue as housing costs have risen faster than wages, leaving many households struggling to afford housing.
The proposed Village Farms housing development in Davis, CA could help address declining school enrollment and high housing costs by providing a range of housing options and bringing an estimated 701 new students to the Davis Joint Unified School District.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 79, a statewide mandate to make it faster and easier to build multifamily housing near transit corridors and job centers, which housing and climate advocates are calling one of California’s most significant housing reforms in years.
California lawmakers passed two landmark housing bills, SB 79 and CEQA reform, to address the state’s housing crisis, but their impact remains to be seen due to structural realities and local political resistance.