
Women in Leadership: Carol J. Ornelas
Our annual salute to extraordinary women who are shaping our future
Carol J. Ornelas is CEO of Stockton-based Visionary Home Builders of California, a nonprofit that develops low-income housing and owns 26 affordable apartment properties.

Bidding Wars and Overblown Fears
The curious case of the California exodus
New moving data and intensifying housing bidding wars undercut fears of a California mass exodus. But some cities have been hit harder, and many rushed moves are difficult to track, obscuring COVID-induced migration.

Status Check: Still Moving Ahead at The Railyards
Work is continuing on multiple projects, despite the lead investor in the MLS bid pulling out
A new Kaiser Permanente hospital and a Sacramento County courthouse continue at The Railyards, the largest urban infill development project west of the Mississippi River.

What’s Next for Sacramento’s Workplace?
Building owners and developers need to prepare a new generation of tenants
Sacramento revitalization efforts will need to adapt to the
changing times, particularly our approach to the workplace.

The Back Story: Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
Ninety-three years after opening, it’s ready for the future
While chronologically a relic, the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
is anything but a fossil.

Distinctive Dwellings
Architects and homeowners use the modernist template to design dwellings that are a departure from the norm
Once considered a stark and cold aesthetic, today’s residential modern design employs variety and warmth. Here are some of the Capital Region’s modern homes and the architects who designed them.

Status Check: Suing the Square
Aggie Square facing two CEQA lawsuits
The latest iteration of the controversy surrounding Aggie Square
involves two lawsuits filed in mid-December over the project
against the University of California Board of Regents under the
California Environmental Quality Act.

Neighborly by Design
Cohousing communities are growing in popularity across the Capital Region
Cohousing is a noteworthy trend as homebuyers seek options that
invest in sustainability and personal
connections.

The Changing Market
The coronavirus pandemic has changed housing from the Bay Area to the Capital Region
There have been many changes brought about by the coronavirus
pandemic. Some may disappear quickly, but others may be
permanent. Here are the main trends with homeowners today.

Finding Affordable Financing
The flow of money to pay for low-income housing could be slowing just as demand soars
There’s a staggering demand for affordable housing coming just
when there’s less financing available to build it.