In San Jose, the city is facing double deadline pressure. The Bay Area’s largest city has yet to have its housing element certified by the state, though a draft is under review by the housing department. The post San Jose, other Cities, Face State Deadline to Speed Up New Housing Construction appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

The state is expanding mortgage relief to more California homeowners who are struggling through the pandemic. The program now covers second mortgages and loan deferrals, with a maximum total grant of $80,000. The post California Helps Homeowners by Expanding Mortgage Relief appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Sale prices in some counties in 2022 are increasing at half the rate of a year ago, and total home sales in the Bay Area in May were 11.5 percent lower than last year. The post Sizzling Housing Market in Bay Area Starts to Cool, but Still Tops U.S. Prices appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

The last statewide eviction protections for low-income California tenants affected by COVID-19 ended July 1, but many still haven’t heard back about their rent relief applications. The post Thousands of California Renters in Limbo as Eviction Protections End appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Santa Clara County will receive $16.7 million to buy and convert the Crestview Hotel in Mountain View into 48 housing units for chronically homeless residents, homeless youth and young people at risk of becoming homeless. The county has already approved spending roughly $23 million on the project in addition to the state funding, which means each apartment unit will cost approximately $827,000.  The post State Grants to Aid Conversion of Hotel for the Homeless in Mountain View appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

The real estate deal by the online retail giant marks its second acquisition in Gilroy and extends its footprint — and jobs potential — deeper into South Santa Clara County. The post Amazon Closes Deal on Gilroy Site for Distribution Center appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

The new 28-story mixed-use residential project will eventually have an estimated 1,000 residents in 630 units, one of a number of new buildings praised by the San Jose Downtown Association at its annual meeting as contributing to a new “really distinct skyline” for San Jose. The post San Jose’s Newest, Tallest Buildings Win Golden Nail Award appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Fresh from beating back a recall, the governor signed a package of bills to address the California housing crisis. But what do these new laws mean for housing affordability in a state where median home prices have already shot past $800,000? The post One-family Zoning Is a Thing of the Past in California, in Latest Attempt to Ease Housing Crisis appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Without any development from the tech giant since 2015, dozens moved onto the dilapidated property off Orchard Parkway and Charcot Avenue. The post Construction Slated for North San Jose Apple Campus Disrupts Encampment appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more

Since its 2015 inception, ReMet's developers, Santa Clara lobbyists and elected officials had at least 17 closed door meetings The post Backroom Meetings Shroud Rejected Santa Clara Housing Development across from SCU appeared first on San Jose Inside ..read more