As frustration grows over sprawling homeless camps up and down California, a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers is pushing a new bill to ban encampments on sidewalks and near schools …
Canada has responded to concerns over housing affordability by extending the ban on foreign ownership of housing for an additional two years. The decision comes amidst a housing crisis fueled …
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government will top up the Canada Housing Benefit, which provides rent support to some Canadians, by $99 million, Deputy Prime …
As most Californians know from personal experience, their state has an especially high cost of living, particularly for housing. Forbes magazine rates California as having the nation’s third-highest living costs behind …
Much has been said in the media — and rightfully so — about the deterioration of San Francisco’s downtown in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some call the dearth …
The federal government is giving Bay Area counties another $191 million to combat homelessness, part of what officials describe as a “historic” nationwide investment, but some advocates say it amounts …
The federal government is giving post-secondary institutions access to cheaper loans to try to spur the construction of student housing and relieve pressure on the rental market in college and …
It’s put up or shut up time for dozens of cities across the San Francisco Bay Area. Last January, local governments across the region were required to submit “housing elements” …
Faced with scrutiny over issues of housing and affordability, the federal government resorted to a measure it once said would be a last resort. On Monday, Ottawa announced a cap …
San Mateo County is considering a new law that could levy criminal penalties on homeless people who refuse shelter, a proposal officials say they hope can be a model for …