COVERAGE INFORMATION:
California Department of Real Estate (DRE) NEWS CLIPS service coverage:
Monday through Friday (except state holidays) each week includes electronic format articles retrieved from newspapers or news services that report real estate related news in California and some national services. Coverage is for California newspapers that are available electronically via the Internet - and any significant related breaking news.
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Monday, October 5, 2026
Top Stories
Election 2026: Is Proposition 45 a housing solution or developer loophole?
PAUL ROGERS, The Mercury News (Subscription)
Chamber of Commerce says deadlines will lower costs; environmental groups locked in high-stakes fight
Jobs Report Comes In Weak After Mortgage Rates Surge
CZARINNA ANDRES, National Mortgage Professional
Employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, sending Treasury yields lower and offering a potential counterweight to the recent rise in mortgage rates
National News
Where High Rents Drive People Into Poverty
ELIZABETH A. HARRIS, The New York Times (Subscription)
The housing shortage in the United States not only drives up rents, it is also a significant driver of poverty, according to a new study.
Boomer housing handoff won't fix the starter-home shortage
LIEZEL ONCE, Mortgage Professional America
New research from Realtor.com projects that Baby Boomers and the Silent Generation will release 13.9 million owner-occupied homes between 2026 and 2036, a 74% jump from what those two generations handed off a decade earlier. But the composition of that inventory holds limited promise for first-time buyers — the clients most brokers are working hardest to serve.
California News
How real estate investors are profiting off a California tax break for affordable housing
KATE TALERICO, San Francisco Chronicle (Subscription)
hundreds of apartment buildings across the state that major investors are converting into affordable housing to take advantage of a quirk in housing law. In some places, affordable rent limits tied to area median income are so high that landlords can charge market rate and still qualify for a tax break.
SV Poll: Bay Area residents feel they belong — but nearly half say they’re likely to leave
JULIA PRODIS SULEK, The Mercury News (Subscription)
Housing costs and political disillusionment are testing residents’ attachment to a region that three-quarters still consider home.
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Property News
High mortgage rates are trapping homeowners in place, and making renovations harder to afford
KEVIN WILLIAMS, CNBC
Homeowners locked into 2-3% mortgages are staying put rather than refinancing, but with HELOCs now too expensive to tap, many are stuck unable to afford the very upgrades that would make staying worthwhile.
Hex appeal: What whimsigoth means for fall listings
JESSI HEALEY, Inman (Subscriptiom)
Searches for the term hit an all-time high on Google after Practical Magic 2 opened. Treat it as an October content theme, and shoot listing photos before seasonal styling goes in.
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