Tag Archives: Local Real Estate

Facebook IPO is sizzling up Silicon Valley real estate

A few months back, Anna Marie Hibble wrote about Bay Area IPOs putting the boom back in our local real estate market.  Zynga and LinkedIn are now public companies but the mother of all IPOs – Facebook – is still … Continue reading

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Facebook millionaires might drive up real estate prices in the already …

PALO ALTO, Calif: Imagine looking for a house in San Francisco or one of the nicer parts of Silicon Valley, which are already among the most expensive parts of the country. Now imagine having to bid against a legion of … Continue reading

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Bob Shallit: New owner hopes lower rents can broaden Granite Bay center’s appeal

A local real estate group has acquired the ritzy but troubled Quarry Ponds shopping center and is intent on filling it up by offering discounted rents. “This is a good location, it’s got wonderful potential,” says Tony Cardoso, head of … Continue reading

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Hope in housing gap

Twenty-nine cents on the dollar. That’s what homebuyers now pay for a typical house in the Sacramento region compared to buyers in San Francisco. And if history is any guide, that mounting price gap could have a big impact on … Continue reading

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Looking at Housing Climate Year by Year, Glass is Half-Full

With 2011 entering its last quarter, now might be a good time to take a fresh look at the Novato real estate market. During the darkest days of the market downturn, Marin’s most attractive affordable option suffered more than its … Continue reading

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