Millions of U.S. households are expected to face financial burdens in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday banned all evictions of renters for the next two months, his latest effort to offer a lifeline to the many millions in the state harmed by the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus.

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage has hit a record low of 3.29%, driven down by investors shifting money into the safety of U.S. Treasurys as the viral outbreak deepens

A transitional housing program for mothers experiencing homelessness has opened in San Francisco’s Bayview district, and its part of Mayor London Breed’s efforts to address homelessness. Jelani House, located in the Bayview, holds 17 private rooms, a living room, community spaces, kitchen, dining area, a deck and a backyard. “Jelani House is more than a facility and more than...

In their latest bid to combat California’s affordable housing crisis, state lawmakers on Monday announced a package of bills to limit development fees that can add tens of thousands of dollars to the price of a new home.

Even though some studies say the Bay Area is one of the healthiest, happiest places around, one local survey says there’s lots of issues.

On the evening of Valentine’s Day, dozens of Oakland tenants and their supporters chose a San Francisco restaurant and hotel owned by their landlord to protest increasing rents.

At City College of San Francisco, a dozen or so students have formed a community, living off the grid in solar-powered camper vans at the edge of campus, building and maintaining their tiny homes together. Faced with some of the highest rent in the world, some say it’s a financial decision to emerge from school with a small savings, rather...

When it comes to finding places to live for the homeless or low-income families, the most important thing is the home itself. But what about what goes in it? One San Francisco hotel has come up with an innovative way to reduce waste and turn those houses into homes. Garvin Thomas reports.

Unable to keep up with rising rents, tenants of an Oakland apartment building are protesting in a bold way – they’re on a rent strike.

Making it in the Bay just isn’t possible for thousands of people falling into homelessness. NBC Bay Area’s Jean Elle takes a look at how public services try to help.

When it comes to the Bay Area housing crunch, a recent study found more workers in the region are becoming super commuters, traveling long distances to work and back because they can’t afford a home near their jobs.