Monthly Archives: April 2011

Don Curlee: Elite farmers relish their aristocratic status – Visalia Times

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 8–> Few have noticed, but citrus growers in Southern California and wine grape growers in the Napa Valley have established something close to an agricultural aristocracy. Neither of them intended for that to occur, but economic circumstances, … Continue reading

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Estimated $100 Million Home Sale Places Spotlight on Real Estate in Los Altos …

Last week’s report of the record-setting real estate deal between a Silicon Valley bigwig and a Russian billionaire for an estimated $100 million in Los Altos Hills has put the 9,000 population town in the national headlines. It also surprised many … 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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Entire State Puts Homes on ‘Clearance’ Sale

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article “This week the cost of buying a home is coming down, way down,” begins the radio ad. The big home builders do it all the time; holiday sales, weekend sales, special … Continue reading

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Fowler Buys 311 Distressed Units

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