Abandoned Cardiff Bay wasteland could be site for hundreds of new homes – Yahoo News UK

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The latest plans have been announced for the redevelopment of a Cardiff Bay site which has sat empty for years after an ambitious regeneration stalled for years before collapsing. Cardiff Council appointed a new master developer for the “Peninsula” site, on land south-east of the International Sports Village, after the ill-fated Cardiff Pointe project (first approved in 2013) ground to… Read More

South Bay homeowner sees insurance premium double from $9,000 a year to $18,000 – NBC Bay Area

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A South Bay family recently saw the insurance premium on one of their homes double, even though the property is not in a high-fire area. The significant jump comes as insurance companies cancel polices and hike rates across the country — largely citing fire concerns. “I was dumbfounded,” homeowner Pamela Tremain said. “Because our annual premium absolutely doubled.” Tremain’s premium… Read More

New Research Finds Bay Area Needs $7.6 Billion To ‘Unlock’ 40,000 Affordable Homes in Predevelopment Pipeline – PR Newswire

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Proposed Regional Bond Measure Seen as Way to Close the Gap SAN FRANCISCO, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Enterprise Community Partners (Enterprise) and the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) today released the Bay Area Affordable Housing Pipeline 2024 Report, which analyzes affordable housing projects in various stages of predevelopment and identifies solutions for moving them toward completion. The updated research… Read More

Newsom backs bill requiring cities to plan for housing California’s poorest residents – Silicon Valley

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A correction to an earlier version of this article has been appended to the end of the article. After pledging to hold local governments more accountable for solving homelessness, Gov. Gavin Newsom is throwing his support behind a bill that would require cities and counties to plan for potentially hundreds of thousands of new affordable homes for California’s very poorest… Read More