by FOW Account | Sep 21, 2019
The Economists are Right: Rent Control is Bad Washington Post …The economists are right, and the populists are wrong. Rent-control laws can be good for some privileged beneficiaries, who are often not the people who really need help. But they are bad for many others…....
by FOW Account | Jan 12, 2019
After two years of low to negative growth, Bay Area rents picked up steam in 2018, especially in the second half of the year, according to a quarterly survey of large apartment complexes by RealPage, a real estate analytics firm. The average Bay Area asking rent grew...
by FOW Account | Dec 29, 2018
Concord presently has a non-binding rent mediation program with a 10% threshold. The program has been successful but activists want strict rent control and just cause eviction. Click here to read more on the East Bay Times site.
by FOW Account | Dec 20, 2018
California’s SB 407 (Padilla) is a water-conservation measure that was passed in 2009. The bill requires that on or before January 1, 2019, all noncompliant plumbing fixtures in multifamily residential real property and commercial real property be replaced with...
by FOW Account | Dec 18, 2018
On Tuesday, December 18, 2018, responding to complaints of high housing prices, the El Cerrito City Council considered four “Tenant Protection” ordinances. All four ordinances specifically excepted single-family homes and condominiums. The Rent Review Program...
