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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 · 2d
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Eight Years After Approval, Oakland's Coolidge Avenue Homes Still Aren't Built

Eight years after Oakland approved the Dimond District project, the four homes proposed for 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue remain unbuilt. New filings, including a zoning worksheet, appeared in late October 2026. San Francisco YIMBY reported that the new applications revisit much of the process as the project seeks to advance. The...

Oakland, CA · 3d
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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 · 3d
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Sales pick up at downtown San Jose housing tower

SAN JOSE — A downtown San Jose housing tower has sold nearly half its condominiums, a purchasing surge that has accompanied the official opening of an amenities area and pool deck at the residential complex. San Jose political and business leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to mark a...

San Jose, CA · 3d
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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 · 1d

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Raising Cane's Second San Jose Spot Grows Bigger, Would Flatten La-Z-Boy Store

The second Raising Cane's planned for San Jose has grown beyond its original pitch, with city planning documents now describing a 4,000-square-foot restaurant at 1030 and 1040 Blossom Hill Road in South San Jose that would require tearing down the 19,000-square-foot retail building currently leased to La-Z-Boy. The updated size...

San Jose, CA · 4d

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San Francisco rents hitting new highs

A new report shows San Francisco rents continue to hit new highs, driven in part by the growth of the AI & tech industries. Crystal Chen of rental marketplace Zumper joins The Nine to discuss the trends renters are facing in trying to find a new place to live.

San Francisco, CA · 4d

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Mosswood Duplex Site Could Become 18-Unit Building Near MacArthur BART

A two-story duplex at 425 W MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland could soon be torn down and replaced with a three-story, 18-unit apartment building, according to newly filed permits. The site sits in the Mosswood neighborhood of North Oakland, just one block from Mosswood Community Center and Park. New permits have...

Oakland, CA · 3d

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Fort Point Pays $440M for Nearly 1,000 SF Apartments as Rents Hit Record Highs

A buyer has scooped up nearly 1,000 San Francisco apartments in a single deal worth $440 million, adding fresh fuel to a residential market where rents are already climbing at the fastest pace in the country. Fort Point Real Estate Partners acquired 59 residential buildings containing 928 units scattered across some of the city's most recognizable neighborhoods, from Pacific Heights to the Haight.

San Francisco, CA · 4d

Silicon Valley

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Battery company Antora Energy rents Milpitas building sought by other tech firms

MILPITAS — Thermal battery company Antora Energy struck a deal to lease an industrial building in Milpitas that was sought after by multiple tech firms, according to sources familiar with the commercial property industry. At 475 Sycamore Drive next to Barber Lane, real estate company Prologis completed development of...

Milpitas, CA · 4d

Silicon Valley

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Medical device tech company sells Sunnyvale site to real estate firm

SUNNYVALE — Medical device and technology company Intuitive Surgical sold a Sunnyvale research and office building it plans to vacate for well above its assessed value, documents filed on Nov. 4 in Santa Clara County show. Bay Area real estate firm Graymark Capital led an affiliated group that paid...

Sunnyvale, CA · 4d

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Legal AI Startup Eve Lands at 201 Mission St as SF Office Market Heats Up

A legal technology startup that helps small law firms take on much bigger opponents in court has set up shop in downtown San Francisco. Eve has leased office space at 201 Mission St. and moved into the new quarters, according to CoStar. The move, reported by CoStar, places Eve in...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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The 12 Best Suburbs Near Sacramento, California For An Affordable Retirement

One retirement community near Sacramento has two championship golf courses and two separate lodges. That’s not a resort. It’s a neighborhood where people actually live. I have to admit, that detail stopped me cold. Then I learned another town nearby was founded by a railroad back in 1869.

Sacramento, CA · 15d

The Cool Down

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AI employee sets rent record at $10,000 a month for 1-bed apartment in San Francisco close to work

The unit's last advertised rent in 2022 was $3,600.

San Francisco, CA · 5d

Backyard Garden Lover

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California Landlord Faces $19.25 Million Settlement Over Tenants' Security Deposits

A $19.25 million settlement has just been announced (October 20th) and awaits court approval in a class action lawsuit between Essex Property Trust and former tenants who claimed that the company withheld security deposits in violation of state laws. According to the Times of San Diego, the former tenants also claimed that they were charged...

California · 5d

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Redwood City: Rent Control Measure Lags Behind In Early Results

A measure to introduce rent control and expand tenant protections in Redwood City lagged behind the needed majority in early results on election night. Measure E has garnered about 44% approval based on early counts that included all vote center ballots as well as vote-by-mail ballots received in the mail or returned to vote centers and drop boxes by Friday.

Redwood City, CA · 5d

The Financial Wire

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Bay Area real estate CEO gets 18 months, owes investors $2,253,219.84

Sanjeev Acharya, the former president and CEO of SiliconSage Builders, was sentenced Oct. 28 to 18 months in federal prison for deceiving more than 20 investors who lost more than $2.2 million, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer also ordered Acharya, 58, of San... The post Bay Area real estate CEO gets 18 months, owes investors $2,253,219.84 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 6d

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A historic flatiron building on Market slips into default

A century-old flatiron building that’s a Market Street landmark has defaulted on its mortgage, according to city tax records. The owner of the Phelan Building, built in 1908 at 780 Market St., was issued a notice of default at the end of October for failing to make payments on a $215 million loan.

San Francisco, CA · 4d

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California Passes Down Payment Assistance Plan, but Push To Cut Red Tape Remains in Limbo

California voters headed to the polls on Tuesday to decide three new housing-related ballot measures. While two of them handily passed, votes are still being counted on a plan to cut red tape and streamline environmental reviews for new homes. Voters approved Proposition 1, which authorizes California to issue $11.25...

California · 3d

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Introducing Coco Tan: Professional Services in Campbell

Finding a home is rarely just a financial decision. For many people, it is tied to family, memories, and hopes for the future. That understanding shapes the approach of Coco Tan, a Campbell real estate professional whose work is centered on helping clients navigate one of life's most significant transitions.

Campbell, CA · 3d