Monthly Archives: February 2016

HUD raises Section 8 rent benchmark in 2 Bay Area counties

With her landlord threatening to raise the rent by $300 a month, Rochelle Richard is afraid she will have to move out of the small two-bedroom house in East Oakland where she’s lived for three years. Article source: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/HUD-raises-Section-8-rent-benchmark-in-2-Bay-Area-6835010.php

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Warriors arena battle: Billionaires vs. billionaires

A proposal to move the Warriors from Oakland to San Francisco’s Mission Bay district has given rise to a NIMBY battle on steroids, a dispute pitting billionaires against billionaires. The scrum involves world-renowned scientists, a flourishing University of California campus, … Continue reading

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Family of missing Alameda man John Beck believes man in photo is him – KGO

The latest clue in the disappearance of John Beck, who owes millions of dollars to the federal government, has brought friends and family to Lands End in San Francisco. They believe he was here-because of this picture they found on … Continue reading

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Long road to recovery after devastating California wildfire

MIDDLETOWN — A real estate agent waits to rebuild her home on the same lot she fled in September, mourning the animals she couldn’t save and the family heirlooms she left behind as one of the most devastating wildfires to … Continue reading

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Virtually Every Home In South Bay Real Estate Market Occupied

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) – A new report finds the real estate market in the South Bay has the lowest residential vacancy rate in the United States, with 99.8 percent of homes being occupied. RealtyTrac found at the beginning of … Continue reading

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