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Influx of workers drives up rental rates in San Francisco and San Mateo County

Rent costs are on the rise in San Francisco and San Mateo County due to a sluggish homeownership market and housing demand from tech industry workers opting to rent instead of buy, according to new data compiled by Novato-based RealFacts. … Continue reading

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Storage Wars: Web Growth Sparks Data-Center Boom

BY ANTON TROIANOVSKI For years, as Internet use boomed, builders of the giant, air-conditioned computer warehouses known as data centers couldn’t keep up with demand. Now, though many investors continue to pile into the data-center business, one of the few … Continue reading

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Your Home as Corporate Housing: It Just May Get You a Job

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Earlier this week I did a piece on television about how many job seekers are frozen in place because they can’t sell their homes to relocate for a new job. More … Continue reading

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Credit Rules the Housing Market

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Existing home sales were basically flat in April, down close to one percent month-to-month and down nearly 13 percent year-over-ear, but you have to remember last year we were heavily under … Continue reading

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