The Sacramento City Council approved a grant agreement to build affordable senior housing in Rio Linda and processed a small downtown lot division, while the city updated its services for older adults.
County supervisors took up a package of land-use rule changes affecting Montecito and the coastal zone, alongside several non-housing items on the September 1 agenda.
The City Council moved to apply for state housing funds aimed at keeping residents off the streets, while also weighing downtown building fee credits and a small lot variance on Main Street.
The typical Auburn rent reached its highest level on record this summer, though the year-over-year gain was modest and kept households just below the rent-burden threshold.
The typical Lincoln rent reached $1,330 in July, the highest on record, though the yearly increase remained modest against a backdrop of relatively low rent burden.
The region authorized 714 residential permits in July, down from 755 a year earlier, even as its slower-noise 12-month total kept edging higher against a faster-growing statewide pace.
Sales jumped by a third in three of four cities and homes sold quicker year-over-year, while median prices slipped everywhere except Woodland.
The typical Roseville rent barely budged over the past 12 months, rising just $9 a month even as rents rose across much of the surrounding area.
The city posted the region's only sizable price decline this quarter while its sales count climbed sharply, a divergence that set it apart from neighbors where prices firmed.
The region authorized 1,041 residential permits in July, up from 299 a year earlier, with its 12-month building pace now running well ahead of the statewide trend.