Monthly Archives: February 2015

San Francisco Bay area rents continue to climb – WABC

The cost of living in the Bay area continues to climb. Not only are home prices continuing to surge upwards, rents are too. Rents are up a whopping 52 percent since 2000, so ABC7 News wanted to see just what … Continue reading

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Bay Area Rapper ‘The Jacka’ Killed In East Oakland Shooting

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A well-known Bay Area rapper was killed in a shooting in East Oakland Monday night. 37-year-old Dominic Newton, who went by the stage name “The Jacka,” was shot by an unidentified gunman along MacArthur Boulevard by 94th … Continue reading

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Bay Area renters group advocates for more density to solve housing crisis

Sonja Trauss, the founder of San Francisco Bay Area Renters Federation, holds up a pro-development sign at 75 Howard St. (Conner Jay/San Francisco Business Times) Related Slideshow SFBARF Roland Li Reporter- San Francisco Business Times Email  |  Twitter Sonja Trauss … Continue reading

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Bay Area house flippers face lean year, economists say

San Jose and San Francisco lead the nation in house flipping, according to a study released Thursday by online real estate site Trulia, but the best days for making a profit may be over as price gains slow. The market … Continue reading

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