California
Vermont Built a Catalog of Pre-Approved Homes. California Should Finish the Job
Vermont is about to hand builders 10 free, pre-approved home designs, and California, which already mandates the idea for backyard units, should extend...
California Sheds 9,300 Jobs in September as San Mateo and San Francisco Post the State’s Lowest Unemployment
California's jobless rate held at 5.1 percent in September even as employers cut 9,300 payroll jobs and restaurants and entertainment venues shed workers...
West Coast Office Leasing Surges 51% as Texas Cools, Savills Data Shows
The five California markets Savills tracks leased 15.9 million square feet of office space in the third quarter, up 51 percent from a...
California Exports Jump 15% to $17.7 Billion in August as Oakland Truckers Absorb 64% Diesel Spike
California's merchandise exports climbed 15.2 percent year over year to $17.696 billion in August on surging computer, electronics and agricultural shipments, according to...
BRIDGE Housing Wins AA Rating from S&P, Setting the High-Water Mark for Nonprofit Housing Developers
S&P Global Ratings lifted BRIDGE Housing Corp.'s issuer credit rating and the rating on its outstanding debt to AA from AA-, rewarding the...
Thornberg Warns Bay Area Housing Faces ‘Bust Side’ as Mortgage Rates Climb Past 7%
Speaking at Star One Credit Union's third annual Bay Area Real Estate Forecast in Campbell, Beacon Economics founder Christopher Thornberg argued that an...
Newsom Signs SB 868, Opening 1,200-Watt Plug-In Solar to California Renters and Apartment Dwellers
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senator Scott Wiener's SB 868 on Sept. 30, making small tenant-owned solar devices legal statewide without a utility interconnection...
California, Texas and Washington Together Drive More Than 26% of U.S. GDP
New figures from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show that the three states anchoring The Registry's coverage — California, Texas and Washington...
California Clears Plug-In Solar Bill, Rewriting the Power Equation for Bay Area Renters and Landlords
California lawmakers sent SB 868 to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 26, clearing a path for renters and multifamily owners across PG&E's Northern...
US Forest Service Backs California Mass Timber, Mills With $2.2MM Share of $105.5MM Wood Grants
The U.S. Forest Service has directed roughly $2.2 million of a $105.5 million national wood innovation grant round to seven California projects, funding...
Younger Movers Are Softening California’s Exodus, U-Haul Midyear Data Shows, With the Bay Area Among Their Top Draws
U-Haul's 2026 midyear migration report finds Millennials and Generation Z steering their moving trucks into California even as older generations keep heading for...
CEQA Overhaul Measure Lands 73% Support in New PPIC Poll, Handing California Developers an Early Tailwind
A new statewide survey shows commanding, cross-partisan support for a November ballot measure that would impose hard deadlines on California's landmark environmental review...
