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Bay Area could lead the way for jobs recovery — but it won’t happen right away

California won’t recover the jobs it lost during economic meltdown until at least 2014 — but the Bay Area could recapture its losses sooner than that, a report released Wednesday suggested. Urban centers along the coast such as the Bay … Continue reading

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Foreclosures slow sharply in Bay Area in April

Foreclosure activity for houses in the Bay Area dropped during April, according to a new report set for release Thursday — but that shouldn’t be taken as a sign of an improving market, housing experts said. Compared with the same … Continue reading

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SF Leads Bay Area in Vacant Homes

Surprising news out of the census: San Francisco had 30,000 empty homes in 2010, reports Blanca Torres of the San Francisco Business Times. That’s an 8.3 vacancy rate, higher than the state average, and higher than any other county in … Continue reading

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Census: Blacks leaving urban core for East Bay suburbs

In early 2008, moving from West Oakland to Antioch was a deal Felicia Duncan couldn’t refuse. “I had purchased a house, the kind of house I was able to get out there but I couldn’t get here for the price,” … Continue reading

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Bay Area foreclosure slowdown continues

Foreclosure activity in both the East Bay and the Bay Area fell in February as lenders made changes to foreclosure procedures in response to the robo-signing scandal. February’s numbers were a reversal of what happened in January, when the number … Continue reading

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