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Silicon Valley housing market, an ‘oasis in the desert’

The media can talk about the housing market being in a slump, but the San Francisco Bay Area, especially Silicon Valley, is an “oasis in the desert,” according to real estate consultant Carole Rodoni. The former president of Fox Carskadon … 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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High-end Housing Market Sold More and More Luxury Homes

Luxury homes in the million-dollar housing market in the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California is gaining more strength in the month of February compared to January, and last year, according to a provider of … Continue reading

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What the Census Says about the Bay Area

Updated March 8, 2011 at 1:56 p.m. New Census figures released Tuesday show dramatic changes in the Bay Area over the last decade, with rapid population growth in Contra Costa County, an African-American exodus from Oakland, and a surge in … Continue reading

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