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The Money Overview

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Santa Cruz County, California heirs can claim leftover tax-sale money until June 24, 2027

Heirs of people who owned property that Santa Cruz County sold for unpaid taxes in June can claim any money left over from the sale, but only if the county receives their paperwork by June 24, 2027. The county’s Tax Collector, Steve Salatti, is the official who takes the claims. The notice carries the line […] The post Santa Cruz County, California heirs can claim leftover tax-sale money until June 24, 2027 appeared first on The Money Overview .

Santa Cruz County, CA · 3d

San Francisco Chronicle

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University of California buys Half Moon Bay’s Ritz-Carlton for $193 million

The luxury coastal resort is expected to continue operating as a hotel, though UC has not disclosed its management plans.

Half Moon Bay, CA · 10h

KTVU FOX 2

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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 · 1d
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LAist

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California housing measure: Voters pass Prop. 37 and Prop. 1

The two measures — Propositions 1 and 37 — tackle the state’s affordable housing crisis in very different ways and by targeting very different constituencies.

California · 3d

ABC10

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California voters approve Prop 37, launching major home loan program for middle-income buyers

California · 7h

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 · 3d

SFGate

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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 · 2d

Realtor.com News & Insights

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California Passes New Housing Bonds and Down Payment Assistance Program

Three housing-focused measures were on the ballot in California.

California · 15h

The Salinas Californian

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Salinas voters reject bid to repeal rent stabilization

A ballot measure to repeal rent stabilization in Salinas was defeated Tuesday after the final batch of election night results came in. Measure H, if passed, would have repealed four tenant-related ordinances, including a requirement that all rental units be part of a citywide registry. After the final election night report from the County of Monterey Elections Department, “no” votes led by 59.1% to 40.9%, with 11,590 votes opposed and 8,013 in favor. Protect Salinas Renters, the community group behind the No on H campaign, said in a statement that “the results of Measure H are clear: Salinas voters turned out in force to stand with renters and working families.” “This wasn’t just an election, it was a movement,” the statement continued. “It began when community groups and residents first started organizing for protections after intense rent hikes during the pandemic hit the community hard. The movement picked up pace when a newly elected city council majority voted to strip away critical renter protections in 2025. Since then, tenants, labor unions, community organizations, and concerned residents united under a shared understanding: families deserve stability, dignity, and protection from displacement. “Our gratitude runs deep for every volunteer who knocked on doors,

Salinas, CA · 2d

liveinsurancenews.com

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California Landlords Are Losing 6 Figures to Squatters — and Their Insurance Won’t Pay for It

Rob Casares bought a four-unit complex in South Los Angeles about 15 years ago. It was an investment and a way to provide housing in his community. Over the past three years, squatters broke into three of his units at different times. By the time the last one was removed — a process that took nearly a year — Casares told Spectrum News that the combined damage and lost rent had cost him six figures.

California · 1d

Palo Alto Online

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San Mateo, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties are state’s priciest housing markets, but not its least affordable

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... San Mateo County remains California’s most expensive housing market, with buyers needing an annual household income of $578,400 to afford the median-priced home of $2.27 million, according to the California Association of Realtors’ Third Quarter 2026 Housing Affordability report,. That’s more than...

San Mateo County, CA · 3d

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 · 2d

The Money Overview

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California homeowners 62 and older who postpone property taxes through the State Controller pay 5% simple interest, and a state lien stays on the home until repaid

California homeowners who are 62 or older, blind or disabled can put off paying their property taxes through the State Controller’s Property Tax Postponement program, but the deferred amount grows at 5% simple interest and the state records a lien against the home until it is repaid. The Controller’s office says the program is not […] The post California homeowners 62 and older who postpone property taxes through the State Controller pay 5% simple interest, and a state lien stays on the home until repaid appeared first on The Money Overview .

California · 14h

Realty Today

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California and Florida Lead a Historic Night for Housing Ballot Measures Across the US

California is now committed to the largest state housing bond in modern memory, Florida homeowners are looking at meaningful property tax relief starting next year, and voters from Hawaii to Rhode Island approved fresh rounds of housing spending — all from a single Tuesday ballot that Ballotpedia counted as including the most state-level housing measures since at least 2006, excluding property tax initiatives. Most of them passed.

Florida · 21h

liveinsurancenews.com

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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 · 14h

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California Shopping Center Sold for $530 Million After Being Built on Former Farmland

What was once agricultural land in Southern California is now home to an enormous outdoor shopping center that sold for $530 million in March 2026. The property stretches across 147 acres, with more than a million square feet of retail space arranged along streets designed to resemble a traditional downtown.

Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 2d

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 · 1d

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 · 3d

The Modesto Bee

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In California Senate District 4 election, Duarte has lead over Brandon in early returns

Editor’s note: Election result numbers in the story will continue to be updated. The numbers in the graphic below are the most up-to-date. Republican Alexandra Duarte held an early lead over Democrat Jaron Brandon on Tuesday night in California’s closely watched Senate District 4 race, as both candidates expressed optimism about their chances and emphasized the rising cost of living as a major concern for voters. Early, unofficial election results showed Duarte leading with 123,606 votes, or 52.2%, compared with 113,160 votes, or 47.8%, for Brandon, according to the California Secretary of State’s Office. Additional ballots remained to be counted, and the outcome had not been determined. Duarte, a Modesto-area farmer and the wife of former Republican congressman John Duarte, spoke with The Bee at a Republican election watch party at Ten Pin Fun Center in Turlock. “We’re watching the ballots come in,” Duarte said. “We’re cautiously optimistic about this.” Brandon, a Tuolumne County supervisor, spoke at a Democratic election-night gathering at the North Valley Labor Federation in downtown Modesto, where he described the experience of awaiting election returns as a roller coaster. “I feel really good about the results that we’re seeing,” Brandon said. “But, you know, also we

California · 3d

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This Affordable California Mountain Town Offers Retirees Scenic Living Without The Big-City Price Tag

A mountain town in California where the median home value sits at less than half the state figure. That number made me do a double take. The town rests on a forested ridge in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It has a 204-acre lake, a redwood grove, and a community theater that stages seven full shows every year.

California · 11d