Tag Archives: San Mateo County

What the new, higher Bay Area medians can buy

The median price for a home in the Bay Area rose to $429,000 in September, the highest in more than four years, according to DataQuick. Let’s take a look at the median prices in San Francisco, Alameda and San Mateo … Continue reading

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Bay Area housing values jump in second quarter

Bay Area home values increased at a sizzling pace in the second quarter, the online real estate site Zillow reported Tuesday, reinforcing hopes that at least some parts of the region are in the early stages of a housing market … Continue reading

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Real estate investors plead guilty of rigging auctions

Two real estate investors who do business in San Mateo County have pleaded guilty to mail fraud and rigging public foreclosure auctions outside the Redwood City courthouse by agreeing not to bid against each other, according to the Department of … Continue reading

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Silicon Valley’s commercial real estate market expected to remain hot

With the tech boom building momentum, Silicon Valley companies are on the hunt for space equal to nine shopping malls. That was the highlight conclusion of a conference Tuesday organized by realty brokerage Cornish Carey Commercial Newmark Knight Frank. The … Continue reading

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Area still feeling effects of real estate crash

(Source: By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen Times-Herald, Vallejo, Calif.) – Solano County homeowners lost about half their property’s value since the housing bubble burst, which, like elsewhere, seriously impacted the area’s economy, experts say. Four years after the recession hit in December … Continue reading

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