CALIFORNIA'S FUTURE

DEPENDS ON HOUSING

3.5 MILLION

new housing units needed by 2030

72%

of Californians can't afford median home price

53%

considering leaving the state due to high cost of living

SOLUTIONS TO

OUR HOUSING CRISIS

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Root Causes

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Housing

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“It's time for California to say

YES to housing.”

Governor Gavin Newsom

2020 State of the State Address

Who are we?

We're

Californians.

Housing for California is an initiative of the California Association of REALTORS® to support policies that help Californians live and work in the same community.

California is the land of opportunity and prosperity, yet ranks last in the nation in housing affordability, in large part due to lack of supply.

Take action to urge our elected officials and policymakers to embrace solutions to California’s housing shortage. Together, we can make housing for all a reality.

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LATEST NEWS

Realtor-backed housing group fights local granny flat restrictions

A Realtor-backed group behind a housing lawsuit against Huntington Beach is now suing one Southern California city and is threatening to sue another over alleged efforts to block new granny flats, or “accessory dwelling units” (ADU’s).

Could California’s Shopping Centers Be a Housing Fix?

A trio of bills propose plugging the state’s huge housing gap with commercial-to-residential conversions of strip malls. New research suggests it could work.

Op-Ed: State leaders need to act on housing crisis in 2021

“It’s time for California to say yes to housing,” Gov. Gavin Newsom boldly declared at his 2020 State of the State Address. The governor was right. But in 2020, the Legislature’s answer to our housing crisis was to say no to housing.

California REALTORS® highly encouraged by Gov. Newsom’s 2021 state budget proposal

As champions for homeownership and housing affordability for all Californians, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and its membership of more than 200,000 real estate professionals are highly encouraged by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2021 budget proposal.

How the remote work revolution could change California’s housing crisis

A huge number of people have been working from home for the better part of the year. The long-term implications for housing will likely benefit higher-earning workers and hurt lower income Californians.