Monthly Archives: December 2012

Is Real Estate on the Peninsula Too Expensive? [POLL]

  We’re in Silicon Valley, the Mecca for innovation and entrepreneurship. The weather can’t be beat and the opportunities are flowing. The demand for Peninsula real estate is at an all-time high, while the number of housing options continues to … Continue reading

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Housing’s Recovery Means Fewer Can Afford Homes

Rising home prices are not the only factors hitting home affordability. Fees charged to lenders by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (known as “guarantee fees” for bundling and selling mortgages) began rising dramatically in the past month and are now … Continue reading

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Movers & Shakers: San Rafael executive tapped to lead real estate firm – Marin Independent

Tom Martindale of San Rafael has been named president of TRI Commercial/CORFAC International, a San Francisco-based real estate brokerage and property management firm with six offices in the Bay Area and Sacramento region. Martindale was previously a senior vice president … Continue reading

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Vote on S.F. hospitals likely in 2013

Negotiations are ongoing between city officials and Sutter Health over a $2 billion project for two hospitals in San Francisco – but there won’t be a vote on the matter any time soon. Instead, the Board of Supervisors will push … Continue reading

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S.F. civic leader Walter Newman, 91, dies

Walter S. Newman, who devoted a lifetime to championing a variety of civic and cultural causes in San Francisco and played a vital, yet unsung role in such developments as the Transamerica Pyramid and Mission Bay, died Saturday night. He … Continue reading

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