CHC Joins CAR and CBIA to Denounce Federal Tax Reform Plan
Today, CHC was pleased to come together with members of California’s homebuilding, housing, and real estate community, including the California Association of Realtors and the California Building Industry Association, at a press conference in Sacramento to call on the 14 California GOP Congressmembers to stand up and protect housing for all Californians as they consider […]
H.R. 1 Tax Reform Action Alert
On Thursday, November 2, Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) unveiled their long-awaited tax reform plan. H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, delivers substantial tax cuts, including a significant reduction in the top corporate income tax rate. To offset the cost of the cuts, many current tax incentives are eliminated or substantially […]
CHC Submits Comment on TCAC Fall 2017 Proposed Regulations
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment on TCAC’s proposed regulatory changes.
Legislature Takes Action on Key Bills with the Support of Governor Brown
After years of tireless work, CHC is thrilled to share that the legislature has finally taken action to turn the tide on the housing catastrophe. Late last night and today, the Legislature took action on our key bills with the support of Governor Brown. It took tremendous collaboration, advocacy and education to move legislators from […]
Housing Leaders Applaud Sweeping Legislative Action to Turn Tide on Housing Catastrophe
Sacramento, CA – The California Housing Consortium (CHC) released the following statement from Executive Director Ray Pearl on the Legislature’s successful passage of a housing package today: “California’s housing community is proud to have turned the tide on the crushing housing catastrophe by pressing for record-setting investment in affordable homes and removing barriers to building […]
CHC Submits Comment on TCAC Opportunity Maps
Thank you for the opportunity to provide comment on TCAC’s Opportunity Maps and potential regulatory changes to promote large-family, new construction developments in high opportunity areas.
Press Conference: Affordable housing advocates at the Capitol urging CA Legislature to go ‘Big and Bold’ to fight the state’s housing crisis.
With solutions in front of the CA Legislature, advocates called on them to pass a package of bills to begin to address the State’s housing crisis and #BringCAHome.
Commentary: Let’s Seize Opportunity to Turn Tide on Housing Catastrophe
The Legislature is back in session after a month-long recess, and housing advocacy organizations and partners are eager for action. Why? We haven’t seen urgency from state leaders to act on the state’s housing crisis and an opportunity to make an affordable housing bond and other critical legislative solutions a reality in years. Before the […]
Housing Reform Can Benefit Builders, Buyers, Workers
Californians increasingly are sacrificing time with family to make four- and five-hour round-trip daily commutes to their jobs in high-cost coastal cities. Working families in places like Sacramento and Stockton are seeing their rents skyrocket because of a surge in demand from people who have been priced out of markets like San Francisco.
Modesto area renters pinched; why it could get worse
Christine Thompson – who works as a registered dental assistant – said she looked at about two dozen places before finding her current apartment in central Modesto. “I want to say it’s rough,” she said about finding housing. “If you find something affordable, it’s not in a good area. When you do find something, everyone […]