Monthly Archives: June 2014

Tax to brake SF real estate speculation headed to voters

Supervisor Eric Mar and tenant activists unveiled a ballot measure Tuesday that would impose a steep tax on investors who sell an apartment building within five years of buying it, a proposal they said is aimed at reining in real … Continue reading

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Bay Area’s Population Boom is a Bust for Housing Market

When Donna Arthur-Rosa and her husband Chris found out they were expecting their first child, the couple knew it was time to give up their one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood. They didn’t expect that their search for … Continue reading

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Commercial Real Estate: PB&J investors buy 120000sf in Petaluma, Santa Rosa

Investors connected to the PBJ Acquisitions group that made a big commercial property portfolio play in Petaluma two years ago purchased 120,000 square feet of warehouse and office space in two Petaluma and Santa Rosa properties recently. A 30-year-old manufacturing … Continue reading

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A Valley Grows Wider by the Bay

A rendering of Ericsson’s mixed-use complex currently under construction in Santa Clara, Calif. Irvine Co. As technology companies seek bigger and better offices, property owners have been closely tracking which ones are moving to cities versus the suburbs. In the … Continue reading

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‘HiddenCash’ organizer revealed as Bay Area real estate investor

One of the people behind the online phenomenon of @HiddenCash that started in San Francisco revealed himself today as a local real estate investor. In an extended Twitter post, Jason Buzi identified himself as one of the people behind the … Continue reading

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