Monthly Archives: February 2017

San Francisco is expected to be the first city in the United States to offer free community college to its residents regardless of income under a deal announced Monday by Mayor Ed Lee and San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim. Under … Continue reading →

Melia Robinson/Business Insider A pair of married software engineers hooked up with real estate agent Tim Gullicksen about six months ago in pursuit of their dream home. After taking time to peruse the market, the couple found a multimillion-dollar single-family … Continue reading →

The rise of tech startups around San Francisco has contributed to a rise in rents that’s pushing families out of the Bay Area. Crooked landlords use legal loopholes to evict families so they can jack up prices and move in … Continue reading →

Why is it so expensive to buy a house in Seattle right now? Everyone seems to have someone to blame: Amazon, priced-out Californians, foreign buyers, developers tearing down old homes to build huge new ones. But people in the real-estate … Continue reading →

America’s technology world is still trying to sort out the kerfuffle caused by President Trump’s anti-refugee and seemingly anti-Muslim immigration crackdown. Some engineers aren’t just worried about losing their residency rights – they’re also concerned about financial ruin. Earlier this … Continue reading →