The Western US is at the epicenter of America’s affordable rental housing crunch. California’s particular shortage of nearly 1 million affordable and available renters exceeds every other state, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Construction workers build a home at a new housing development in Hercules, Calif., in 2025. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) ...

California lawmakers are exploring innovative construction methods, such as factory-based construction, to reduce costs and ...

California once embodied the American Dream. It can again, but only if policymakers decide that housing should serve families, not the system that stands in their way.

When we slashed these fees, we saw an immediate impact. … We did the math, got out of the way and the result is dramatic.’ ...

Why is it that fewer Californians than ever can afford housing? It is important to look at historical evidence and be mindful ...

Why hasn’t factory-built housing been embraced in California? … Because construction unions have used their political clout to block it.’ ...

Even a $100,000 salary barely goes the distance in San Francisco and Oakland, where steep taxes and soaring housing costs ...

California weighs new factory-built housing rules to ease construction, cost burden ...

Donald Trump’s promises on affordability in 2024 helped propel him to a second term in the White House. Since then, Trump says, the problem has been solved: He now calls affordability a hoax ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California says it needs to add 180,000 housing units annually to keep up with demand. President Trump has ...