FRIDAY - if you've seen it all, close your eyes
- From buying bullets to job-hunting: How California’s new laws could change your life in 2018
- Three California housing issues to watch in 2018
- California will soon see impact of GOP tax plan with loss of affordable housing
- Silicon Valley will soon see a 'mass migration' of tech companies and talent, says Redfin CEO
- Survey: Most say tax law will change their plans to buy a home
- Tuck Into These 8 Cozy Backyard Sheds and Studios
- How to Divide an Open-Plan Space With a Half-Wall
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From buying bullets to job-hunting: How California’s new laws could change your life in 2018 - Every year, the California Legislature passes hundreds of bills, ranging from technical clarifications to funding proposals that keep the state running. How have they changed your world this time? Here are some of the new laws – the useful, the controversial, and the downright quirky – taking effect on Jan. 1, 2018.
Three California housing issues to watch in 2018
1. A rent control battle
2. The future of Proposition 13
3. How lawmakers will follow up on this year’s housing efforts.
California will soon see impact of GOP tax plan with loss of affordable housing - The tax law, signed by President Donald Trump last week, preserved two threatened federal programs that are key to building tens of thousands of affordable homes in California — low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt private activity bonds. But experts estimate the new tax rules could still reduce federal funding for subsidized housing in the state by 20 percent, translating to roughly $500 million a year of projects and 4,000 new units lost.
Silicon Valley will soon see a 'mass migration' of tech companies and talent, says Redfin CEO -
Amazon's search for a second headquarters outside Seattle is just the beginning of a tech exodus from expensive coastal cities to cheaper inland locations, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman said Wednesday. Silicon Valley is going to leave Silicon Valley — that's already happened," Kelman told CNBC's "Power Lunch." "The technology companies, the Wall Street companies, they're chasing the talent, [and] the talent is chasing affordable housing."
Survey: Most say tax law will change their plans to buy a home - Three out of four potential homebuyers responding to a recent online survey said the newly passed GOP tax overhaul will alter their plans to buy a home, according to a nationwide poll released Thursday, Dec. 21, by Realtor.com.
Tuck Into These 8 Cozy Backyard Sheds and Studios - Soft lighting, warm interiors and plush furnishings make these outdoor retreats inviting
How to Divide an Open-Plan Space With a Half-Wall - Want to separate areas without losing the expansive feel? Pony walls can help make an open floor plan work
