Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as… Keep Reading
Individuals in need of local affordable housing can apply to join the Santa Rosa Housing Authority’s waitlist for Section 8 housing vouchers starting next month. The waitlist, however, currently includes almost 3,000 households, officials said. Heads of households or single applicants over the age of 18 can submit an application, beginning June 1, to be… Keep Reading
Five hundred and twelve. That’s how many affordable housing units have been approved in Sonoma County under state Senate Bill 35, a 2017 law that made it easier for developers to get entitlements to build below-market rate, multi-unit housing. Many say the law — which allows developers to bypass certain steps in the process of… Keep Reading
A spacious house located at 470 Millbrae Avenue in Santa Rosa has a new owner. The 7,705-square-foot property, built in 1946, was sold on Feb. 24, 2023, for $480,000, or $62 per square foot. The property features one bedroom, one bath, a detached garage, and two parking spaces. It sits on a 3.5-acre lot, which… Keep Reading
County staff have selected a parking lot at 2550 Ventura Ave. on the County Government Center campus as the location for an emergency shelter site where space for up to 90 tents will be provided for homeless individuals to live temporarily while transitioning into permanent housing.The parking lot sits between Permit Sonoma and the Board… Keep Reading
Santa Rosa is behind the state average, but better than the national average when it comes to minority home ownership. A study by Construction Coverage puts our minority home ownership gap 20 percentage points behind white home ownership. Minorities in Santa Rosa have a home ownership rate of 49-percent while the white home ownership rate… Keep Reading
On the heels of Santa Rosa, the Windsor Town Council voted Wednesday to enact stricter rent control for mobile home park residents, who’ve lobbied officials to rein in rent increases for months. Windsor is the latest in a growing number of cities across California looking to shore up rental protections at mobile home parks, a… Keep Reading
Facing a looming state deadline it is likely to miss, Sonoma County is advancing a new housing plan that would ground new projects near the region’s urban centers but could also spur development along parts of the lower Russian River and Alexander Valley. The plan, called a housing element, identifies nine areas across unincorporated Sonoma… Keep Reading
When Moon Valley Residential Community lowered the age restrictions for mobile home residents from 55+ in 2009, Robert Caldwell became one of the first of a younger generation to benefit from the affordable home model. When the Index-Tribune met Caldwell, he was putting away Christmas decorations from his double-wide manufactured home that he bought for… Keep Reading
After more than two decades in the making and several setbacks, construction on the long-awaited Cannery project near Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square has finally started. The project, being developed by San Francisco-based the John Stewart Company, will transform the more than century-old former fruit-packing site on West Third Street, just west of the SMART station,… Keep Reading
