housing crisis

The towers would hold 1,007 units; 586 more would be built in San Ysidro.

San Diego’s Housing Action 2.0 Package was green-lighted by the city’s planning commission this week, without the adoption of a controversial state law, SB 10, that would have allowed more multi-family units to be built on single-family plots.  The rest of the package included incentives to develop granny flats for seniors and people with disabilities, the creation of dorm-style student…

NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar breaks down the housing landscape in San Diego following the city’s most recent moves.

One San Diego woman who recently became homeless has a master’s degree and once had a successful career. High rent pushed her to homelessness, NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports.

A new study by the University of California, San Francisco shows that homeless people in California were struggling with poor health and deep poverty before becoming homeless. The study released Tuesday by the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative aims to provide a comprehensive picture of adult homelessness in a state that has 30% of the country’s homeless. The representative survey...

NBC 7’s Joe Little reports on the impacts of a a new housing ordinance expected to be passed by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in July.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a new housing zoning ordinance in July.

A new SmartAsset study shows it requires $79,324 after taxes to live comfortably in the San Diego metro area.

A new SmartAsset study ranks San Diego second highest, just under San Francisco, NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports.

A group rallied Wednesday to demand more housing protections, reports NBC 7’s Jeanette Quezada.

Has your landlord raised your rent? Is your landlord threatening to evict you? Behind on mortgage payments?

Right now, according to the state, there are eight cities in San Diego County that are out of compliance with state laws that require filing plans for future housing development. When localities don’t have an approved plan, developers can get state approval for their projects.

The City of San Diego could soon be home to more high rise buildings and granny flats after City Council’s Land Use and Housing Committee passed a proposal that would redefine the areas near mass transit where high density housing can be built.

The proposal will head to the full city council for discussion next month, NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar reports.

The U.S. Census Bureau is giving insight into how much most San Diegans are spending on rent, NBC7’s Alexis Rivas reports.

Last year, more than half of all renters in San Diego County, more than 260,000 people, said goodbye to one-third of their salaries just to cover rent alone. And nearly one in three renters spent more than half on rent.

Protections would include relocation assistance and more time for seniors and disabled residents to find new housing when receiving a no-fault termination notice.

The average rent in San Diego is predicted to rise to $2,582 by 2024, with a 3.44% vacancy rate, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda.

Some of the biggest increases are in West Coast cities such as Sacramento and Portland, Oregon. Numbers are also up about 30% in South Dakota and Prince George’s County, Maryland, and 15% in Asheville, North Carolina.

A new law kicks in Jan. 1, 2023 that’s designed to help renters save money. NBC 7’s Sergio Flores explains how.