Monthly Archives: November 2014

CIM Group buys Mission Bay site approved for 350 condos

CIM Group has purchased Block 1, a two-acre site in San Francisco’s Mission Bay approved for 350 condos. The site also includes retail and another firm is developing an entitled 250-room hotel. 15 photos Emily Fancher Senior Editor- San Francisco … Continue reading

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SF affordable housing advocates dig in for next battle

gallery_thumbnails_photo|photo-7015323|article-gallery-5876874|1 The real estate industry may have won round one of the antispeculation battle, but affordable housing advocates are vowing to go back to the ballot with a new measure next year. On Tuesday, San Francisco voters shot down Proposition … Continue reading

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Inflation Is Major Bay Area Risk

The local market is experiencing an unprecedented velocity of growth and is red hot and on fire, says Cushman Wakefields Joe Cook at a recent economic forecast event here, but there are still risks. SAN FRANCISCOThere are industries at the … Continue reading

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Google could hire 30000 in Bay Area based on tech titan’s development spree

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Google has been on an astonishing real estate spree in the last several years, buying or leasing dozens of buildings across a wide swath of the South Bay. What’s even more astonishing: It’s been adding new space … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bay Area Home Affordability Improves in Q-3

According to the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.), lower interest rates and minimal home price gains kept California’s housing affordability in check in the third quarter of 2014 and even helped improve affordability in some high-cost counties in the San … Continue reading

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