California Rental Housing Association

Renters relocating from California prefer Texas and Nevada. Renters relocating from New York prefer Florida and New Jersey. Interesting data from Apartment List.

Leading lawmaker @BuffyWicks announces a #caleg bill package designed to tackle housing affordability and supply. "I'm working with a great dynamic group of lawmakers ... with the goal of bringing down the cost of housing. It's gonna be a long journey and we want you with us." Follow for updates.

When high housing, utility and gas prices force them to move, the new state benefits from the property, income, and sales tax revenue.

Homelessness industrial complex

Senate tees up bipartisan housing package for final passage politico.com/live-updates/2…

There's a consensus among experts: housing has costs and rent control doesn't make it any more accessible and affordable. What are we doing here in California?

No state in the country has enough affordable homes, but California is one of the worst off: Only Oregon and Nevada have fewer available homes per household. bit.ly/4sulgyC 📸 Larry Valenzuela

Rate hikes were 2X a couple of years ago. Are insurance premiums stabilizing in the multi-family housing sector?

No rent control and reasonable eviction laws are key to market-based housing abundance. Remove just one of these and the Texas housing miracle would be impossible.

Vacancy taxes assume housing providers are sitting on empty homes because they want to. The reality is that units are vacant because of tenant turnover, market conditions, or rent is artificially suppressed by rent control that it doesn't financially pencil out.

Here's the irony of extreme tenant protection laws. Politicians pass the laws saying they are supposed to help tenants. But they actually make it harder for many tenants to find housing. When you make it nearly impossible to remove a bad tenant, what does a rational landlord do? They get extremely selective about who they rent to. They raise credit score requirements. They want higher income ratios. They demand more references. They scrutinize rental history with a microscope. They reject anyone with even a minor blemish. Landlords do this because once someone's in, getting them out becomes a nightmare that can drag on for months and cost thousands of dollars. So ultimately the tenant is harmed. Politicians accomplish the exact opposite of helping tenants, especially the more vulnerable tenants that they like to say they are protecting. Tenants with less-than-perfect credit. People recovering from financial setbacks. First-time renters without much history. Anyone who needs a second chance. Landlords say no way. Too risky. Landlords who might have been willing to work with someone are now thinking: "I can't take that risk. If this doesn't work out, I'm stuck." And the properties that do accept higher-risk tenants? They charge premium rents to offset the risk they can't mitigate. When eviction takes many months and sometimes over a year, all of which time the landlord is spending money and not collecting rent, that's a risk many landlords simply are unwilling to take. Compare this to areas with balanced laws. When landlords know they can remove problem tenants through a fair but efficient process, they're more willing to take chances on good people who don't fit the perfect profile. They can evaluate character and potential instead of just checking boxes. Balance protects everyone. Extreme laws that eliminate a landlord's ability to enforce lease terms don't help tenants. They just shrink the pool of available housing and make everyone more cautious. If you want to help tenants, create a system that's fair to both landlords and tenants. Not one that forces landlords to treat every applicant like a potential disaster waiting to happen. Have you seen this play out in your market? Are landlords getting more selective because of restrictive eviction laws? What's been your experience? I'd like to know!

Policymakers say they're concerned about affordability, but when fees are costing $$$$$$, then we need to ask where the money is going and how it's being used.

Even though Los Angeles has one of the lowest eviction rates in the country, lots of folks in LA worry about them each month. Wouldn't it be better to provide rental assistance than money for attorneys?

Executive Director for Los Angeles' largest rental housing association @AAGLA1917 says policies like Measure ULA -- that are pushed by local officials -- are oppressive and have led to what he describes as a leaky bucket among mom-and-pop apartment owners who are exiting the business. #AffordableHousing #HousingMatters

Our city makes up just 3% of San Diego County's population. But somehow we got stuck with over 50% of the county's homeless voucher program — stuffed into our hotels. And who benefited? Not the homeless. Not our community. A single NGO pocketed $11 MILLION warehousing people in hotel rooms at $4,000–$8,000 per month. Read that again. Up to $8,000/month — per person — in a hotel room. Not permanent housing. Not treatment. Not a path forward. A hotel room. They didn't solve homelessness. They monetized it — and dumped the consequences on our city.

ICYMI: A bill sponsored by Cal Cities would create a new way for small and medium-sized cities to access state homelessness funding (HHAP). Most cities cannot access HHAP funding directly and cite inconsistent state funding as a major barrier to reducing homelessness. calcities.org/home/post/2026…

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Property taxes can be either a small cost or a major financial strain, depending on your location. A recent report highlights where Americans are feeling the greatest pressure on their budgets from these yearly expenses. ktvu.com/news/states-hi…

@ArgonautNews Funding should be prioritized for at-risk renters and housing providers. It's more effective to keep people housed than to get them off the streets after they're homeless. There's also more accountability and less bureaucracy when money is used for direct rent assistance.

The LA County Board of Supervisors has approved the $843 million spending plan for the Los Angeles County Department of Homeless Services and Housing for the upcoming fiscal year. argonautnews.com/news/spending-…

As we move into 2026, further deterioration in consumer confidence could lead to a shaper pullback in retail spending, which would further reinforce companies’ worries and lead to further layoffs. The resulting downward spiral could impact economic output and demand for housing.