One Reason Housing Is so Expensive in California? Cities, Counties Charge Developers High Fees
Share
[aggregation-styles]
The Los Angeles Times Subscription
The Los Angeles Times Subscription
SACRAMENTO — A long-awaited study detailing how much cities and counties charge developers to build housing in California found that such costs are often hidden, vary widely across the state and have slowed growth.
The report, released this week by the state Department of Housing and Community Development, comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers continue to search for ways to lower construction costs to help remedy a shortage of available homes. The study recommends that legislators push cities and counties to make public their fees, set standards for services so that costs will be more predictable and take into account how they affect housing production.
The report, released this week by the state Department of Housing and Community Development, comes as Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers continue to search for ways to lower construction costs to help remedy a shortage of available homes. The study recommends that legislators push cities and counties to make public their fees, set standards for services so that costs will be more predictable and take into account how they affect housing production.
By Liam Dillon | 6 Aug 2019
RELATED TOPICS:
US Justice Department Scrambles to Defend Its About-Face on Release of Epstein Files
Politics /
4 hours ago
US Supreme Court Lifts Order That Blocked Trump’s Mass Federal Layoffs
Courts /
5 hours ago
Trump to Attend Club World Cup Final, FIFA Opens Office in Trump Tower
Sports /
5 hours ago
Rescue Teams Find Three More Bodies After Central Texas Floods
News /
6 hours ago
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Rigoberto Simental Aguilar
Crime /
6 hours ago
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs to Be Sentenced on October 3
Crime /
6 hours ago
Fresno Woman Sentenced to Prison for DUI Crash That Killed One, Injured Three
A 23-year-old Fresno woman was sentenced Tuesday to more than a decade in state prison for a 2021 drunk driving crash that killed one passen...
Local /
46 minutes ago
Categories
Latest
Videos

Local /
46 minutes ago
Fresno Woman Sentenced to Prison for DUI Crash That Killed One, Injured Three

Crime /
2 hours ago
Fresno Police Arrest Suspect Tied to 2 Shootings, Firearm Recovered

Politics /
4 hours ago
US Justice Department Scrambles to Defend Its About-Face on Release of Epstein Files

Courts /
5 hours ago
US Supreme Court Lifts Order That Blocked Trump’s Mass Federal Layoffs

Sports /
5 hours ago
Trump to Attend Club World Cup Final, FIFA Opens Office in Trump Tower

Video /
5 days ago