Monthly Archives: May 2022

Why this woman chose to sell her Point Reyes home for nearly half its $1 million value

So in January, the 81-year-old finalized a deal to sell her Point Reyes home at a steep discount to the Community Land Trust of West Marin, better known as CLAM, which buys property off the high-priced private market and converts … Continue reading

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Letter to the Editor: Supply and demand doesn’t apply to housing — or really anything – 48 hills

Zelda Bronstein in her article, Supply Sophistry, is completely correct in her examination of the many flaws in the supply and demand argument as it pertains to housing. It is worth noting that supply and demand doesn’t really apply to … Continue reading

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Bay Briefing: Is the Bay Area at risk of a housing bubble?

Ask some home buyers, and they’ll tell you the Bay Area’s housing bubble is about to burst. But according to real estate agents in the region, which is one of the nation’s most competitive housing markets, there’s no signs of … Continue reading

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How some Bay Area home buyers are saving thousands a year in property taxes

The expansion was one half of Proposition 19, which California voters narrowly approved in November 2020. The California Realtors Association pumped $40.4 million into the Yes on Prop. 19 campaign, hoping it would stimulate housing sales by getting seniors to … Continue reading

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