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Empty Berkeley Bookstore Reborn as Artist Studios, Rent Runs About $550

Zero Empty Spaces has turned the former Half Price Books storefront on Shattuck Avenue into a mix of artist workspaces and a retail marketplace. After the store sat empty for months, the organization divided the space into small studios where artists pay around $550 a month to make and sell their work. Its opening event included a ribbon-cutting, a pop-up exhibition and a musical performance; the group calls the Berkeley site its 35th location nationwide.

Berkeley, CA · 1d
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California Just Made It Easier to Buy a New Home — And the Insurance Problem May Already Be Solved

California voters just passed something that could genuinely change the math on homeownership. Proposition 37, approved on November 3 with 61% of the vote, authorizes the California Housing Finance Agency to issue up to $25 billion in bonds to help middle-income buyers purchase newly built homes. Governor Gavin Newsom endorsed...

California · 4d
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When wealth meets wellness: SF’s young and rich are buying longevity sanctuaries

Marco Carvajal, 38, has big plans for a long life. The personal trainer turned real estate agent doesn’t drink and hits the gym for early-morning workouts six days a week. His longevity-minded lifestyle is something he has in common with his clients — except they happen to have a couple of million coming in to help.

San Francisco, CA · 9h
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Proposition 37 to offer down payment assistance for some California homebuyers

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For many Californians, buying a home feels like a far-off dream, with the median home price statewide sitting at just under $900,000, according to the California Association of Realtors. A measure just approved by California voters makes the initial down payment easier for some buyers, according...

California · 2d
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California’s Plan To Cut Housing Red Tape Fails After Stiff Opposition From Unions and Environmentalists

Despite a wide coalition of support and millions in funding from business leaders, builders, and even some Native American tribes, California's latest effort to cut red tape around housing development failed at the polls after meeting opposition from an alliance of unions and environmental groups. Prop 45 would have limited...

California · 1d

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California Big-City Mayors Want At Least $1 Billion In State Funding to Fight Homelessness

The bipartisan California Big City Mayors coalition called on the next governor and Legislature to guarantee at least $1 billion annually in homelessness funding, expand mental health treatment and rein in litigation costs straining municipal budgets during an Oct. 30 summit at Riverside City Hall. With affordable housing at the...

California · 2d

Stateline

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Voters approve housing bond measures but reject easing lot-size and environmental rules

Voters in California, Hawaii and Rhode Island gave the go-ahead last week for bond measures aimed at boosting the housing supply and homeownership. But a California measure to cut back on the state’s decades-old environmental law to spur housing development and a Massachusetts proposal to loosen minimum lot-size rules both failed.

California · 1d

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Florida Firm Grabs Google-Leased SF Tower, Eyes Bigger Bay Area Buying Spree

A Florida real estate firm just made its first bet on downtown San Francisco, and the building it picked comes with a built-in tenant: Google. 1754 Properties closed on a six-floor office building at 40 Jessie St. at the end of October for nearly $28 million, according to city records, marking the company's first investment in the city and its first-ever office purchase.

San Francisco, CA · 23h

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New housing project bolsters Palo Alto’s vision for future of San Antonio

Palo Alto’s plan to transform a stretch of San Antonio Road into the city’s newest residential community received a boost Monday, when the City Council reviewed and largely supported a proposal to demolish three commercial buildings and construct a 200-apartment complex next to the Mountain View border. Located...

Palo Alto, CA · 17h

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Sitewire and Nexys Close the Gap Between Loan Closing and First Draw

LAFAYETTE, Calif., Nov. 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sitewire, the draw management and virtual inspection platform for private construction lending, has launched an integration with Nexys, the first

Lafayette, CA · 1d

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A court-ordered sale is sometimes the cleanest exit from a co-owned house

Your sibling won’t answer your texts, your ex won’t sign a listing agreement, and the house on Marengo holds a mortgage plus forty years of family memories. You’ve offered a buyout. You’ve offered a clean split. Every suggestion died in the group chat. Here’s the part...

Pasadena, CA · 20h

San Francisco Chronicle

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Lawsuit: Acclaimed California winery might be sold off to pay $17.5 million debt

Failla founder and winemaker Ehren Jordan was sued for breach of contract by his lender, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co., last week.

Napa Valley, CA · 1d

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The Atherton Train Station’s Second Life

For nearly a century, Atherton’s train station served as a connection between the town and the rest of the Peninsula. After Caltrain announced the end of its service in the town in 2020, the station’s future became uncertain. On Oct. 18, the previous station reopened its doors, this time as a museum dedicated to preserving the town’s railroad history.

Atherton, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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‘It’s like Facebook again’: How AI IPOs could further upend the real estate market

So far, demand has risen mostly in neighborhoods and cities that were already exclusive. Some say that could change.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Calistoga Homeowners Face New Flood Zone Rules, FEMA Meeting Set Nov. 16

Napa County and FEMA will hold a hybrid public meeting at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at the Calistoga Community Center, to walk property owners through preliminary flood maps that could reshape insurance requirements for homes and buildings across the area. The maps expand the zone identified as having at least a 1% annual chance of flooding, meaning some properties not currently flagged for flood risk could soon fall inside that boundary.

Calistoga, CA · 3d

DMR News

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Most Trusted Real Estate Agents Across California Showcased by FireHorse Media

The series was developed to highlight real estate professionals working throughout several of the state’s active residential markets, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Newport Beach, San Diego, Redding, and Los Angeles. The initiative focuses on agents with established local experience, client service records, market knowledge, and professional roles within their respective communities. California continues […]

Los Angeles, CA · 3d

LAist

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Californians vote to keep environmental protections, even with the red tape

Backed by business groups, Prop. 45 would have put deadlines on environmental reviews and lawsuits for housing, water, broadband and transit projects.

California · 2d

sfstandard.com

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SF’s red-hot real estate market means a gold rush for luxury home stagers

When designer Darren Ankenbauer stages a home, he obsesses over every detail, from the warmth of the lighting and the titles on the bookshelf to the angle of each plush accent pillow. Once everything’s in place, there’s a final tell that assures him he has nailed the execution.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

CBS 8

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California voters approve Proposition 37 home loan program

California · 2d

Palo Alto Online

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Stanford looks to build 8-story housing complex at Research Park

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Responding to Palo Alto’s recent push to add more housing, Stanford University is proposing to build nearly 200 apartments as part of a new mixed-use complex on its property in Stanford Research Park. If approved, the university would construct an eight-story building with...

Palo Alto, CA · 4d