Resurgent Housing Market Brings Labor Shortage into Focus for Homebuilders
Through the first four months of 2017, our industry has completed an impressive 1,888 new home sales. Underscoring the uptick in the homebuilding industry’s economic fortunes, in March we sold more than 500 — 527 to be exact — homes in a single month for the first time in a decade.
San Francisco Goes From First to Worst in U.S. Home-Price Gauge
San Francisco, which in recent years had the biggest home-price gain in the U.S., was the country’s weakest market in the first quarter, with values falling for the first time since 2011.
Action Items: Leveraging Regional Diversity
Barry Broome and Alona Jennings discuss strengthening career pathways to entice investment
On this episode of Action Items, Greater Sacramento Economic Council CEO and President Barry Broome and Code for Hood cofounder Alona Jennings join host Tre Borden to discuss the need for Sacramento to disrupt its economy by leveraging its diversity.
Home Makers
A woman’s place in the home is as the buyer, seller — and everything in between
With the increase in female representation across the homebuilding and homebuying spectrums, the building and real estate industries have an opportunity to target this growing market, which could shift the way homes are designed, built and sold.
Graduation Gifts: What to Give and What to Expect
With graduation gifts, it’s the thought that counts. The cash is nice, too.
New Era Begins for Compton’s Market
Staple East Sacramento grocery store expands with 4,000-square-foot deli
What drives a small grocery store to grow? The answer is customer demand at Compton’s Market in East Sacramento, an established neighborhood with beautiful houses and tree-lined streets.
Most U.S. Homes Are Still Worth Less Than Before the Crash
You can’t blame a homeowner in Fresno for viewing the thriving metropolis to its northwest with both envy and dismay. While San Francisco home values have surged since the recession, Fresno’s housing market is stuck in a rut. Less than 3 percent of homes in the city and its environs have returned to their pre-recession peak, according to a new study from Trulia.
A Roof of One’s Own
Sacramento Self Help Housing gets the homeless into housing and keeps vulnerable residents in their homes
As the Capital Region rallies around renewed homelessness talks and discussions on the impact of rising rent, one nonprofit has already worked for the last 17 years at the intersection of homelessness and affordable housing.
In a Twist, California Snow Is Keeping Natural Gas Prices Down in Texas
Natural gas in balmy Texas is feeling the chill of California’s snowy peaks 1,200 miles away.
Guacamole Costs to Jump as Avocado Shortage Sparks Record Prices
That bowl of guacamole on Cinco de Mayo will be more expensive this year, as avocado prices rise to a record on surging demand and a smaller crop in Mexico and California.