Monthly Archives: July 2019

Oakland real estate developer’s controversial cash stunt to clear homeless camp backfires

Caption Close Developer Gene Gorelik, of the Oakland Redevelopment Group, stood on a boom lift holding a bullhorn announcing, “Free money! Free money!” and dropping dollar bills over a homeless encampment in Oakland Friday morning. Wearing an elf costume, Gorelik offered … Continue reading

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5 signs that home prices could be rolling over again

There are growing signs that U.S. home prices are no longer rising. If this is indeed the case, now is the time for sellers or prospective sellers to take a good look at the state of housing markets around the country. … Continue reading

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Berkeley, Oakland Among Worst For First-Time Homebuyers In Survey Of 300 Cities

BERKELEY (CBS SF) – For people looking to buy a home for the first time, a survey reaffirms that the Bay Area may be one of the worst places to do so. According to a new study by the personal … Continue reading

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San Francisco median house price hits $1.7 million

Although the soaring price of buying a home in San Francisco has slowed—and even stalled—over the past year, momentum is still going, even if it’s measured in inches instead of yards. That’s the assessment of SF-based real estate group Compass, … Continue reading

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Bay Area renters’ giant game of musical chairs plays out online

Driven by steadily increasing rents, apartment dwellers are far more likely to seek housing on the other side of the bay, creating a huge game of musical chairs, according a recent survey. The study this month by Apartment List describes … Continue reading

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