Joy Dumandan

5 days ago | sfgate.com | Joy Dumandan

While last month saw a small month-to-month increase in the median asking rent in the 50 largest metros, up by $4 to $1,694, according to the Realtor.com March 2025 Rent Report, for the most part, prices have been holding steady across the nation for the past year and a half. Even the small increase from February to March is in keeping with the typical seasonal trend, which often sees prices rising in spring and summer, before slipping again with the arrival of fall.

6 days ago | sfgate.com | Joy Dumandan

Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors converge on places like Austin, TX; Indio, CA; and Park City, UT, with many opting to take advantage of short-term rentals (STR) for the duration of their stay, rather than hotels, which often have higher prices and fewer home comforts.

1 week ago | nypost.com | Joy Dumandan

Hollywood insiders have warned that Los Angeles is at risk of becoming “the next Detroit” amid fears that the city’s decades-long status as the capital of TV and film could come to a swift end if entertainment productions do not receive immediate tax relief incentives.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Joy Dumandan |Julie Gerstein

Americans who live in communities that have long played host to an influx of Canadian snowbirds during the winter months are laying bare the devastating impact the visitors’ boycott of the U.S. is having on their local economies. For years, large groups of travelers from Canada have ventured over the border and into the U.S. in search of relief from the bitter winter weather in their home country.

1 week ago | sfgate.com | Joy Dumandan

A big step toward owning a home is saving for a down payment, which often takes a big chunk out of a buyer's savings and, as a result, can take a great deal of time to achieve. But now, a new program in San Jose, CA, wants to help first-time homebuyers move one step closer to the property ladder by loaning them $200,000 that can be put toward their down payment.