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California property values poised to soar

click to enlarge Justin Sullivan/Getty Images file photo Real estate in San Francisco and around the Bay Area is poised for an upswing, much like the trend before the recession hit. In the half-decade before California was clobbered by its … Continue reading →

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Is Housing Risen From Ashes? ‘Industry Has Come Back’

Economists are saying it, and now even some Americans are saying it. After falling to depths not seen since the Great Depression, the U.S. housing market may finally be rising from the ashes.  It may not seem like a lot, … Continue reading →

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Bay Area sees dramatic drop in violent crime

The Bay Area extended a run of historic drops in violent crime last year, defying fears that with a poor economy stripping away jobs, social programs and police resources, thugs would rule the streets. Thirteen of the region’s 15 biggest … Continue reading →

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Social Media Fuels SoMa Rental Boom — But Will It Be San Francisco’s Next Big …

SAN FRANCISCO — Walk through San Francisco’s bustling SoMa neighborhood and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the economic roller coaster of the last 12 years was nothing more than a bad dream. Both the dot com boom’s epic implosion … Continue reading →

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New Push to Unload Bank-Owned Properties Squeezes Out Investors

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article As big banks and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac [ FMCC 0.373  +0.0145 (+4.04%) ] push foreclosures through the pipeline, the inventory of REO (bank-owned) properties is rising. That pushes distressed and … Continue reading →

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