State propositions

Proposition 37

Creates Loan Program for Middle-Income Buyers of Qualified New Homes

22 of 38 Bay Area voter guides recommend Yes on Prop 37, as of October 10, 2026.

Yes 58%

38 guides

Yes22No16

Yes22 guides

Reasons

  • “Prop 37 promises to make it easier for middle-class Californians to enter homeownership.”

    San Francisco Chronicle · Source

  • “Prop 37 will help restart condo construction, which has fallen to just 3% of new multifamily construction.”

    GrowSF · Source

No16 guides

Reasons

  • “New home buyers are locked into a program with imperfect information.”

    Silicon Valley DSA · Source

  • “Provides taxpayer-funded subsidies to developers without reforming costly mandates that make housing so expensive. Worse, Prop 37 makes the State of California one of the biggest mortgage lenders in America overnight – and taxpayers are left holding the bag for any losses.”

    Reform California · Source

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