These condos in Santa Clara were just built. How are they already crumbling?
It was a Saturday night, and Madalena Goulart had just settled into bed after a long day working…
Do you know what homes in this city sell for? Take our quiz
San Francisco’s housing market is always crazy, but lately it has been straight-up unhinged. Buyers with wads of…
Reno has become a hot Nevada market for fleeing Californians
Reno, Nevada, once known as the nation’s “quick-divorce capital,” is reinventing itself as a landing pad for Californians…
California’s priciest homes are no longer in Silicon Valley
Surf’s up for SoCal’s super rich! Silicon Valley may still mint billionaires, but when it comes to California’s…
California’s ‘extremely low-income’ rental households have few options for housing
The Western US is at the epicenter of America’s affordable rental housing crunch. California’s particular shortage of nearly…
San Francisco family may need to split home into apartments
What looked like the ultimate San Francisco score is turning into a bureaucratic nightmare. Katelin Holloway and Ben…
Buying a home on an educator’s salary required an act of God
Welcome to the Wishlist, the Standard’s column chronicling the roller-coaster ride that is buying a house in the…
Radish — Oakland’s radically chill co-living compound — is being uprooted
Erica Bliss and her husband were living in Nairobi, Kenya, when she heard about Radish, a co-living compound…
Rufus Wainwright will relist his wonderfully colorful Los Angeles home for $2.3M
Montreal-born singer Rufus Wainwright is putting his colorful storybook home in LA’s Laurel Canyon back on the market,…
A record share of Californians inherited homes last year
The American Dream promises the possibility of riches no matter who your are or where you come from…
First-time California homebuyers eligible for $150K in downpayment assistance — but there’s a catch
First-time homebuyers in California have just 20 days starting tomorrow to lock in up to $150,000 in down payment…
Oakland’s recovery in 11 simple charts
With its exceptional food scene (opens in new tab) and cultural cachet (opens in new tab), Oakland is…