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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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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Top Stories
‘Too many fingers in the mix,’ state workers on how to make CA more efficient
WILLIAM MEHADO, Sacramento Bee (Subscription)
Better communication, less bureaucracy and telework. Those are some biggest ways state workers think California’s government could run more efficiently. Those ideas, and thousands more, came from a recent survey conducted by the Office of Data and Innovation. Nearly 1,500 state employees participated over a 10-week period last year.
U.S. Home Foreclosures Climb for Eleventh Straight Month in January
MICHAEL GERRITY, World Property Journal
U.S. foreclosure activity climbed on an annual basis for the 11th consecutive month in January 2026, underscoring mounting strain in pockets of the housing market even as overall distress levels remain far below post-financial-crisis highs.
National News
Homebuyers Need to Earn $35,000 More Than Renters to Afford Monthly Payments. That’s the Smallest Gap in 3 Years.
DANA ANDERSON, GRISHMA BHATTARAI, Redfin News
Americans need to earn $111,252 per year to afford the typical U.S. home for sale. That’s 46.3% more than the $76,020 they need to afford the typical rental. While that’s a significant gap, it’s the smallest it has been in three years.
What you need to know about the House's new affordability bill
MARIAN MCPHERSON, Inman (Subscription)
The Housing for the 21st Century Act passed on Monday, which aims to improve affordability through zoning, financing and regulatory overhauls. The bill will go to the Senate next.
FHA mortgage demand rises as borrowers face affordability challenges
DIANA OLICK, CNBC
Mortgage rates for conventional loans didn’t budge last week, and neither did overall demand, but borrowers are actively seeking other loan products that offer bigger savings.
DR Horton defends practices in RICO mortgage case
ANDREW MARTINEZ, National Mortgage Professional
D.R. Horton and its lending arm are defending their underwriting practices as lawful, after borrowers sued the companies for saddling them with mortgage payment shocks.
California News
Housing advocates still waiting for state-ordered stair report
BEN CHRISTOPOHER, CalMatters
In the fall of 2023, the California Legislature tasked the state’s fire safety regulators with writing a report that some housing affordability advocates say could make it easier to build bigger, airier and better lit apartment buildings in California’s housing-strapped cities.
Thousands of apartments set to take over empty office buildings with new L.A. ordinance
ROGER VINCENT, Los Angeles Times (Subscription)
Los Angeles officials just made it easier to convert empty commercial buildings to housing, opening the door to the creation of thousands of apartments across a city clamoring for housing.
California house investors target most-affordable counties
JONATHAN LANSNER, Orange County Register (Subscription)
You’re more likely to find California houses owned by investors in the state’s more affordable communities. Investors in this study include everything from giant companies controlling thousands of houses to folks with a small collection of rentals to short-term rental operators to people with a second home. Condo ownership was not included.
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Supply Of Building Sites Is Growing
LEW SICHELMAN, National Mortgage Professional
Zonda data shows new-home lot supply easing to “slightly undersupplied,” as builders pull back on starts, with gains across most major markets despite persistent regional tightness and pockets of oversupply.
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