Monthly Archives: March 2012

Bay Area Home Sales Improve as Investors and Cash Buyers Move In

March 19, 2012 (Brian Michael) A record amount of purchases by investors and cash buyers helped push monthly sales of new and existing homes in the Bay Area higher in February according to real estate information provider DataQuick. A total … Continue reading

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Youth Hostel

AN IDEA WITH LEGS In 1912, Richard Schirrmann, a teacher, created the hostel industry at the medieval Altena Castle in western Germany; the hostel is still operating today. The first hostel in the United States opened in 1934, and now … Continue reading

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The Hot Spot for the Rising Tech Generation

By NANCY KEATES and GEOFFREY A. FOWLER Jason Henry for The Wall Street Journal Gagan and Jasmin Arneja in their 1,800-square-foot home, which attracted 22 bids and sold for $1.5 million, 40% over asking price. San Francisco A bidding war … Continue reading

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Kilroy Realty Corporation Prices Offering of 6.875% Series G Cumulative …

LOS ANGELES, Mar 16, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Kilroy Realty Corporation /quotes/zigman/171049/quotes/nls/krc KRC -0.59% today announced that it has priced its public offering of 4,000,000 shares of 6.875% Series G Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at $25.00 per share, plus accrued … Continue reading

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San Francisco Area Home Sales Climb on Investor Purchases

Home sales in the San Francisco Bay Area rose 14 percent last month from a year earlier as investors bought a record share of properties, DataQuick said. A total of 5,702 new and resale houses and condominiums sold in the … Continue reading

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