Monthly Archives: January 2017

Why are home prices so high? Seattle has 2nd-lowest rate of homes for sale in U.S.

Why is it so expensive to buy a house in Seattle right now? Everyone seems to have someone to blame: Amazon, priced-out Californians, foreign buyers, developers tearing down old homes to build huge new ones. But people in the real-estate … Continue reading

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Wife of Orlando Mass Shooting Gunman Arrested in California

The wife of Orlando mass shooting gunman Omar Mateen was arrested on Monday in the San Francisco Bay Area in connection to helping her now-dead husband, thought to be behind the country’s deadliest gun massacre this summer. The New York … Continue reading

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A Silicon Valley down payment could buy you an entire house in much of the US

You’re probably used to hearing that Bay Area home prices are insane, unfair and punishing to potential buyers. Related Articles Photos: Wacky California house sells for $1.255 million Photos: $1.4 million Orinda home once featured in Sunset One advocate’s take … Continue reading

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Bay Area housing: A down payment here costs as much as a whole …

You’re probably used to hearing that Bay Area home prices are insane, unfair and punishing to potential buyers. Related Articles Photos: $1.4 million Orinda home once featured in Sunset One advocate’s take on Bay Area housing crunch: There’s progress being … Continue reading

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Sale fails are up all over the country, San Francisco included

Caption Close On Jan 11, a new Trulia study examined the shadowy aspect of real estate sometimes called a “sale-fail,” when for-sale homes that fail to sell initially are placed placed back on the market later. Trulia’s main focus: those listings that … Continue reading

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