Sacramento Region

Week of May 21, 2026

Sacramento backs $4.1 million loan for Scotty Station affordable apartments and reviews homeless services overhaul

City council signed off on construction financing for a new affordable housing project, moved federal homeless dollars to a regional data system, and got an outside review of the agency that runs Sacramento's housing programs.

May 15, 2026

Sacramento steers federal homeless data dollars to Sacramento Steps Forward, weighs Deer Creek Plaza changes

Sacramento’s housing agenda this week centered on homeless services funding, with the City Council acting to keep the region’s homeless data system running on state grant dollars. The…

March 2026

Fair Oaks rents climb to $2,024 as renters keep a comfortable income cushion

Median rent in the Sacramento suburb rose 3.5% over the past year, but local incomes leave typical tenants well below the rent-burden threshold.

March 2026

Rancho Cordova rents barely budge as renters edge close to the 30% burden line

Median rent rose just $13 over the past year to $2,170, but local households are spending 29.1% of income on housing — a hair from rent-burdened territory.

March 2026

Citrus Heights renters now pay $42 more per month than a year ago

Median rents in the Sacramento suburb climbed to $1,854 in March, a 2.3% annual increase that keeps the typical household just under the rent-burden threshold.

March 2026

Carmichael rents climb past $1,850 as renters keep just under the burden line

The Sacramento suburb's median rent rose $51 over the past year to $1,857, leaving typical households spending 25.9% of income on housing.

March 2026

Sacramento rents barely budge, climbing just 1% to $1,995 as wage growth outpaces increases

The capital city's typical rent rose only $19 over the past year, leaving renters with a slightly smaller share of income going to housing.

March 2026

Rancho Cordova’s median home price fell nearly $90,000 from a year ago

Newly released March data shows prices down 14.8% year-over-year, even as homes sold faster and buyers saved roughly $578 a month compared to last spring.

March 2026

Carmichael’s median home price slips below $560K as inventory swells 17%

Buyers gained ground in March with more listings and lower prices, even as homes continued to sell quickly and nearly half closed above asking.

March 2026

Sacramento region splits in two as Fair Oaks heats up and Rancho Cordova cools

Newly released Redfin data for March shows a wide gap across the region, with prices climbing more than 10% in two cities and falling nearly 15% in another.