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08/14/2023

Strong Competition in Sacramento’s Housing Market

08/13/2023

Thousands of Bay Area homeowners qualify for property tax cuts. What about Sacramento?
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Thousands of Bay Area homeowners have qualified for property tax cuts due to a decline in market value. However, Sacramento County hasn't experienced the same conditions, and assessors are not proactively reducing assessed values. Homeowners can check their new assessed value online, and file a requ...

07/31/2023

US Homebuilder Sentiment Surges

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07/30/2023

Housing Bill to Allow Multifamily Development on Commercially-Zoned Sites Now in Effect
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The Middle Class Housing Act of 2022 (SB 6, Caballero) went into effect on July 1, 2023. It allows developers to build qualifying multifamily projects without rezoning on sites currently zoned for commercial retail or parking use, as long as they comply with all local zoning code requirements. The p...

07/22/2023

Sacramento housing market for July 5: Mortgage rates surge above 7%
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The Sacramento housing market is seeing a surge in mortgage rates, which have gone above 7%, up from the upper 6% range they were hovering in for weeks. This is due to a wave of positive economic data and the Federal Reserve's rate pause mid-June, with the average for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage r...

07/13/2023

Spring Home Buying Tips

Cathy Colton is a real estate agent with Intero Realty. Check out Cathy Colton's listings or office listings.

07/04/2023

San Rafael project underway to convert offices to apartments
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The Marin County and San Rafael government have partnered together to convert an office building into a supportive housing complex for formerly homeless residents. The project will cost $33 million and will offer 32 studio apartments and 8 one-bedroom apartments, as well as a two-bedroom apartment f...

06/26/2023

What you should know about Airbnbs and short-term rentals
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Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia founded Airbnb in 2007, and it has since grown to become a major player in the hospitality industry, worth more than Hilton and Wyndham combined. However, due to its rapid growth, various municipalities have imposed restrictions on short-term rentals in areas with a large...

06/25/2023

Short-term rental tax must be rejected
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Senate Bill 584, by state Sen. Monique Límon, seeks to impose a tax on short-term rentals (Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.), in order to raise funds for low-income housing. However, this bill would end up deterring people from seeking short-term rentals and increase costs, while also mandating expensive labor-u...

06/17/2023

'The weather's turning' | Sacramento's real estate market is heating back up
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The Greater Sacramento real estate market is heating up, impacting more than homeowners. Towerpoint Wealth president Joseph Eschleman explains that with inflation and high interest rates, people are less likely to move, driving up demand and raising prices. Rents are also increasing, making it a pot...

06/10/2023

Sacramento outperforms other major cities in affordable housing production but misses state quota • Sacramento News & Review
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The City of Sacramento has been making progress in creating more affordable housing, with 1,267 units of low-income and very-low-income units permitted in 2022, outperforming 6 other major California cities. Mayor Darrell Steinberg has been prioritizing affordable housing, and the City Council appro...

05/30/2023

How Much Is Renters Insurance?
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