[ad_1] More evidence home appreciation is cooling: Orange County price gains are running at a seven-year low, according to one novel yardstick. Home values in the county were appreciating at an annual rate of 1.5% in October, according to calculations by the Real Estate Research Council of Southern California. Since 1943, the group based at […]
[ad_1] Cities and counties in California are required to plan for adequate housing across income affordability levels. Most are doing so — but many fewer are meeting their goals to actually get those homes built. The Southern California News Group has graded every jurisdiction on the progress it’s making toward those state-mandated housing goals. Through […]
[ad_1] A 23-year push by surfers to remove the Long Beach breakwater and return waves to the area is evolving into something else altogether. Instead of removing any of the 2 1/2-mile offshore structure, an Army Corps Of Engineers study favors building new marine-life habitat — including kelp beds and rocky reefs — to restore […]
[ad_1] Orange County house hunters joined a regional buying spree in October. Orange County home sales totaled 3,061 in the month — up 6% in a year CoreLogic/DQ News reported. The countywide median selling price was $725,000 — up 0.7% over 12 months. In six Southern California counties, 20,761 homes sold — up 8.2% in […]
[ad_1] Chapman University economic forecast has a decidedly different warning for the California economy: There may be no housing shortage. The school’s semi-annual forecast actually has a relatively upbeat outlook for the state’s real estate market for 2020. After that, says Chapman economist Jim Doti, he sees a chance of “severe weakness” for the state’s […]
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO >> Mike Trout added an honor that didn’t even exist before. Trout was named on Tuesday to the All-MLB team, a new honor that recognizes players for their full-season performance, regardless of league. The honorees were selected by a panel of media members, broadcasters and former players, along with fan voting. Trout, […]
[ad_1] In the four years since I originally published my bucket list of the best fried chicken in Orange County, several of those restaurants closed while other strong contenders opened. So it’s time for an update. This rewrite begins with the same confession as before: I eat Kentucky Fried Chicken. A few readers took issue […]
[ad_1] Proposition 13, California’s iconic property tax limit, was overwhelmingly approved by California voters 41 years ago and for at least 40 of those years, efforts have been mounted to repeal or change it. Initially, it was attacked in the courts, but survived. Thereafter, pro-spending interest groups — public employee unions, particularly — floated various […]
[ad_1] Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Corona del Mar will try complete another football season with a 16-0 record when it plays Serra of San Mateo in the CIF State Division 1-A Championship Game on Saturday. The game is at Cerritos College at 4 p.m. It will […]
[ad_1] Orange County is exploring selling land once slated for the 3,600-house Harmony development in Highland that was stalled by a judge’s ruling in 2018. The negotiating parties on the agenda for the Tuesday, Dec. 10, Orange County Board of Supervisors closed session meeting included a new player in the property’s saga, The Redlands Parks […]
