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US home market pulls in more Chinese buyers

Buyers from mainland China and Hong Kong are snapping up luxury homes, often paying cash, in major U.S. cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. They’re coming by the dozens to buy foreclosed properties in downtrodden cities … Continue reading

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800 Taiwan expats in Bay Area fly home to vote

Tina Shea spent $1,450 on a plane ticket to fly 14 hours and 6,449 miles to Taipei, Taiwan, from her home in San Ramon. To vote. Shea, 51, is one of an estimated 800 Bay Area residents who have plunked … Continue reading

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