California Community Builders

Great article from Christian Leonard at San Francisco Chronicle. Adding more housing supply increases vacancy rates and gives renters and buyers more leverage. It also means that landlords have to compete with one another to attract tenants - rather than tenants competing with one another for scarce units! "Oakland’s relatively high vacancy rate?— the percentage of rental units that are unoccupied?— means there’s less competition for apartments, forcing landlords to lower rents or offer discounts to attract tenants. Apartment List estimated that about 8% of rental listings in Oakland buildings with at least 10 units were vacant in October, about twice the rate of San Francisco. Oakland’s apartment construction pipeline benefited from a?glut of permits?in the years leading up to the pandemic, which resulted in a peak of nearly 4,200 rental units coming online in 2021. The next year, an additional 3,400 were completed. That surge of supply, combined with a?population drop?early in the pandemic, has continued to suppress rents." https://lnkd.in/gA95vmQP

"That’s where we are now: roughly 39 million, a bit under the 2020 census number. But the future looks like slow growth at best, which means the state will likely lose four or more congressional seats, and therefore electoral votes, after the 2030 census. It’s a major chunk of a wider shift of population, congressional seats and electoral votes from blue states — New York will also be a big loser — to red states such as Texas and Florida, whose economies are growing smartly and where housing is affordable. By either 2030 projection, were the 2032 Democratic nominee for president to carry the same states that Harris did this year,?he or she would win 12 fewer electoral votes. CalMatters https://lnkd.in/gkB4qm2d

Middle-income Californians deserve a voice. Join us on?December 3, 2024, at 12 PM PT?to hear stories from California’s missing middle. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g2MPT859 #webinar People for Housing - Orange County Sofia L. Cortez Vincent Cortez Elizabeth Hansburg Adam Briones Mercedes Gibson

Congratulations to our friends at Prosperity California for their recent website launch and the important work they're tackling related to housing affordability, climate change, and economic opportunity! CCB is proud to support their efforts and we encourage you to check out their mission and learn more! https://lnkd.in/ggUbP5MW

[December 3rd @ noon ] Please join CCB's CEO Adam Briones, Elizabeth Hansburg of People for Housing - Orange County, Vincent Cortez & Sofia Cortez of Mitchell Street Films for the release and discussion of their new video on middle-income Californians! Here's a sneap peak: https://lnkd.in/gk7Z3qGd RSVP today for the webinar on 12/3 @ noon! https://lnkd.in/g2MPT859

What’s happening to California’s middle class? Join us on?December 3, 2024, at 12 PM PT?for?Stories from California’s Missing Middle. Hear real stories and learn more about the challenges middle-income Californians face. Register here: https://lnkd.in/g2MPT859 #webinar People for Housing - Orange County Elizabeth Hansburg Sofia L. Cortez Vincent Cortez

CCB is proud to be a member of Up for Growth and excited to share their latest Housing Underproduction report, which highlights key trends and regional insights into the U.S. housing shortage. Dive into the data here! https://bit.ly/4e781MH

Caregivers play a key role in shaping children’s mental health, which is why we’re launching the "Building Mental Wellness" toolkit this November for #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth. This toolkit offers resources to support young children's mental wellness while also encouraging self-care practices for caregivers and parents. Download the toolkit, share it on your social channels and with partners in your network to help spread the word.? ? #UnidosUS #NFMMonth #MentalHealth

Huge congrats to Rural Communities Rising (RCR) for their great new website! For anyone not familiar, RCR works to connect historically-underserved?communities in Western?Fresno County to collaboratively navigate the opportunities and significant changes brought by clean energy development. In collaboration with residents and leaders from?36 impacted communities, they're working to ensure all voices are heard, respected and prioritized. Give their new site a visit today! https://lnkd.in/gkKUXbch