Fremont Real Estate and Beyond

BayEast recently changed their website and no longer lets me post their data on my blog. You can find the stats and data here-- https://bayeast.org/community-info/community-info/ Click on the city you're interested in and then "Housing Market Information" and then either a detached, attached, or historical analysis.

April 2016 - Market Snapshot - Santa Clara County from MLSListings Inc

The EPA released a really cool map of what the entire country will look like as housing density and human population changes of the future. The maps are based on population and economic growth data similarly used by the climate change impacts community. Check it out! https://iclus.epa.gov

The Washington Post did an interesting study of 19,000 zip codes looked to see who recovered from the recession and who didn't. Check it out! https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/wonk/housing/overview/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/wonk/housing/stockton/

I've mentioned over the past year on the blog that San Jose has been going through quite a bit in helping increase the number of affordable housing in the area by requiring a certain number of units in new developments be set aside for those with lower incomes.  Earlier this month, the city council has voted to reduce the rent increase cap to 5% on April 19, 2016 for rentals in the city. More info here-- http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_29786504/san-jose-councilman-proposes-1-billion-bond-affordable

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released new guidance for the Fair Housing Act (the Act). The new guidelines prohibit landlords from implementing blanket bans against prospective tenants who have a criminal history. More info here-- http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/04/nyregion/federal-housing-officials-warn-against-blanket-bans-of-ex-offenders.html?_r=1 http://journal.firsttuesday.us/fair-housing-now-prohibits-bans-on-tenants-with-criminal-history/52164/