Monthly Archives: December 2013

November new home sales dip after Southern surge

Signed purchase contracts for newly built homes were down slightly in November, according to government data, but only after an unexpected upward revision to October’s reading and a strange sales surge in the South. October’s national numbers were already up … Continue reading

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developer ducked fees on house that collapsed

The former president of the San Francisco Building Inspection Commission saved himself at least $15,000 in permit fees when his business partner provided a lowball estimate of the construction costs for renovating an aging Twin Peaks home that collapsed last … Continue reading

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Mortgage rates get a break from incoming regulator

The fees, both general and new risk-based fees and announced by DeMarco earlier, could have raised interest rates by up to three quarters of a percentage point. (Read more: Mortgage rates to rise, but not because of tapering-yet) After the … Continue reading

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San Francisco Named Fourth Best City in US

Real estate blog Movoto has released its list of America’s 10 best cities for 2013, and one local city made the cut. San Francisco has been named the fourth best city in the country. Rankings were based on Movoto’s previous … Continue reading

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Protesters block Apple, Google buses in San Francisco area

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Protesters blocked buses said to be operated by Google Inc and Apple Inc in San Francisco and Oakland on Friday, the latest sign of a growing backlash against the booming tech industry’s impact, especially on access … Continue reading

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