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In-law units could provide needed affordable housing and boost the economies of five East Bay communities, according to a new UC Berkeley study that recommends adjusting local regulations so that can happen.
Tag: housing
Campus housing and transportation survey going out this week
March 5, 2012:
Curious to know how many people drive to get to campus? So are UC Berkeley’s planners. This week, they will email a survey asking students, staff and faculty for information on transportation and housing. This survey has been done every three years since 1980. In addition to informing campus transportation and housing initiatives, it provides details valuable to the work [...]
Time to buy? Berkeley’s Rosen sees promise in housing market
August 5, 2011:
Housing affordability is at its best level in 30 years, according to Ken Rosen of UC Berkeley’s Fisher Center for Real Estate, who tells MarketWatch that now is the time to buy and that mortgage rates will be much higher in five years.
Student co-op leverages energy rebates to win federal grant
June 9, 2011:
The City of Berkeley has awarded the Berkeley Student Cooperative a total of $41,655 in federally-funded Money for Energy Efficiency (ME2) grants to pay for replacing the heating systems in two co-op houses.
Backyard solutions to urban planning issues
January 13, 2011:
Hundreds of visitors flocked to a new, 420-square-foot cottage in West Berkeley to examine the tiny, sustainably designed “accessory home” as a possible wave of the future.
