Jeff Collins
Whittier Daily News
California, United States
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New laws at issue in latest round of Surf City vs. California
The state’s relentless drive to end the housing crisis raised concerns that Sacramento is usurping local control. → Read More
Huntington Beach invites state lawsuit by limiting housing development
The City Council voted Tuesday, March 7, to resist “state overreach” by banning “builder’s remedy” homebuilding projects and new granny flat applications. → Read More
Southern California home sales fall to all-time low
The region’s housing slump continued through January, with home sales down 43% and prices falling below year-ago levels for the first time in almost four years, CoreLogic figures show. → Read More
Southern California home sales fall to all-time low
The region’s housing slump continued through January, with home sales down 43% and prices falling below year-ago levels for the first time in almost four years, CoreLogic figures show. → Read More
See the list: Developers file 26 Southern California builder’s remedy projects
More than 8,642 homes would be built across the region using the provision, which allows restrictions to be waived. → Read More
Possible ‘zoning holiday’ shakes up housing across California cities
Nine Southern California cities — from Del Mar to Sylmar — have received 26 builder’s remedy applications for an additional 8,642 homes. → Read More
Developers propose 576 homes in Orange, some at the mall, others by hospital
Residents concede their city can do little to stop two “builder’s remedy” projects that violate zoning rules because it has yet to adopt a state-approved housing plan. → Read More
Lennar defies La Habra’s Measure X, files what could be ‘builder’s remedy’ application – San Gabriel Valley Tribune
The homebuilder’s latest plan for 530 homes on a hillside golf course could bypass city review because La Habra failed to adopt a state-approved housing plan. → Read More
Southern California housing market’s big shift: sales declines, swooning prices
Last year was Southern California’s slowest in 14 years, with home sales at their fourth-lowest level in records dating back to 1988. → Read More
Most cities still falling behind affordable housing mandate, state numbers show
Just 29 out of 538 California municipalities met their housing goals at all income levels, according to state housing figures. → Read More
Most Influential 2022: This housing YIMBY says she speaks for the future
YIMBY supporter Elizabeth Hansburg is shining a spotlight on local cities’ failure to meet housing plan deadlines. → Read More
Top Workplaces 2022: Seven Gables braces for real estate slowdown
The Tustin brokerage — a Top Workplaces winner for eight straight years — has been cutting expenses to prepare for a “bumpy” market ahead. → Read More
Mussallem to step down as Edwards Lifesciences CEO
The medical device maker’s first and only chief executive plans to retire in May. → Read More
Inflation’s impact raises specter of a regional recession – Orange County Register
Southern California won’t escape a looming downturn, but economic strengths could shield the region from its worst impacts, report says. → Read More
Fixing racial housing gap will take local initiative, author tells Realtors
“There is no political will to do federal policy that’s going to be significant,” says Richard Rothstein, author of “The Color of Law.” → Read More
Microgrid will let these Menifee homes keep lights on during outages
The Department of Energy selected a Menifee development as a pilot for building new energy-efficient homes. The project is one of 10 “Connected Communities,” officially launched today, … → Read More
Southern California home prices fall for 4th straight month
The September tally of 16,326 transactions — down 33.5% — was the second-slowest September in records dating back 35 years. → Read More
Realtor reckoning takes stock of industry’s contribution to California housing segregation
The California Association of Realtors has become the latest real estate group to repudiate its “regretful history of advancing discriminatory policies.” → Read More
Realtor reckoning takes stock of industry’s contribution to California housing segregation
The California Association of Realtors has become the latest real estate group to repudiate its “regretful history of advancing discriminatory policies.” → Read More
California ‘prime target’ for home price declines in 2023, economist says
Shocked by rising mortgage rates, homebuyers and sellers are backing away from the market, economists say. → Read More