Homes in Berkeley for $162K? Low-income condos for sale for first time in 14 years
First-time home buyers can apply for one of the six units on San Pablo Avenue.
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Berkeley approves agreement with BART around housing at two stations
“This is a beginning of a process,” Mayor Jesse Arreguín told a passionate crowd Tuesday.
Opinion: Berkeley should only allow affordable, appropriately scaled housing at North Berkeley BART station
The city must make sure the development is appropriate for Berkeley and is not just a vehicle to maximize BART’s revenues.
They’ve been evicted from a North Berkeley building. Now they want to buy it, with help from a land trust
Owners of a 13-unit property have evicted all their tenants in order to sell the property. Community groups are trying to put pressure on the landlords so they sell it to the tenants.
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Opinion: Build housing on BART’s lots to create a climate-friendly, walkable, and affordable Berkeley
The memorandum of understanding the City Council will sign with BART will make 35% of the housing affordable
Opinion: A community vision for the Ashby and North Berkeley BART stations
The City Council will soon enter into a memorandum of understanding with BART on how to build housing on the sites. A community advisory group will help consider zoning changes and priorities.
Berkeley program puts students seeking housing in the homes of older adults
Berkeley Home Match placed just nine students this year but plans to place 100 students in the coming years.
New program will let Telegraph Avenue ‘ambassadors’ rent rooms at the YMCA
In the pricey Bay Area an employer is using guaranteed housing as a retention strategy.
Mari Mendonca, community activist, appointed to fill Rent Board vacancy
Mendonca sits on the Housing Advisory Commission, has been homeless herself and currently resides in Section 8 housing.
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Opinion: To reflect the values of Berkeley, we should build 1,000 homes at North Berkeley BART
That will provide housing for many, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance the neighborhood.
Berkeley church launches housing project, with $1M city loan
The 101-year-old McGee Avenue Baptist Church is finally able to restore eight vacant apartments.
Applications open for 6 affordable housing units in Berkeley
Prospective tenants have through Sunday to apply to live at The Panoramic.
