April 2026
Bay Area homebuilding permits more than doubled in April
Builders pulled 843 residential permits across the Bay Area in April, a 148.7% jump from a year earlier even as statewide permitting edged lower.
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April 2026
Sacramento home construction slipped 4.6% in April as state held nearly flat
Builders pulled 1,388 residential permits across the Sacramento region in April, with the 12-month trend down 12.7% even as monthly activity rebounded sharply from winter.
Week of June 1, 2026
Rancho Cordova weighs General Plan land use choices as Rio del Oro adds two more Elliott Homes phases
The City Council reviewed the long-range blueprint that will guide housing through roughly 2045, cleared two more subdivision phases in the massive Rio del Oro project, and advanced a zoning code rewrite covering specific land uses.
Week of June 3, 2026
Roseville reserves affordable housing funds for Westpark apartments as voucher program update shows steady demand
The City Council set aside local subsidy dollars for a new income-restricted apartment project in Westpark and reviewed first-quarter numbers on federal rent vouchers, while the Planning Commission cleared a two-story home addition on South Lincoln Street.
April 2026
Yolo County’s housing market splits in two directions this spring
West Sacramento and Winters posted double-digit price gains while Davis and Woodland slipped, leaving buyers facing very different conditions across the county.
April 2026
Loomis housing costs push deeper into territory the federal definition of unaffordable covers
A jump in 30-year rates to 6.53% pushes the median Loomis mortgage payment past half of local household income, an extreme by any standard.
April 2026
Sacramento-area buyers split the region into two markets this spring
Fair Oaks and Arden-Arcade saw prices climb more than 5% year-over-year while Rancho Cordova and Citrus Heights posted drops of 8% or steeper.
April 2026
This month’s rate jump lands unusually hard on El Dorado Hills buyers
A 0.35-point rate increase adds $159 to the monthly payment on a median-priced home — a steeper hit than most peer cities are absorbing.
April 2026
Granite Bay’s monthly mortgage math barely budged from last year — but the reason will surprise buyers
A higher home price has erased almost all the relief from a lower mortgage rate, leaving Granite Bay buyers paying $114 more per month than last June.
April 2026
Orangevale’s mortgage math just got harder again as rates push back toward last year’s highs
A jump from 6.18% to 6.53% adds about $101 to the monthly payment on a median-priced Orangevale home — roughly $1,207 more per year.