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Gentrification no longer a dirty word

A citywide surge in trendy restaurants. Runaway rental and housing rates. Construction cranes dotting the skyline. The Twitter-ization of blighted Mid-Market. Conversions of old buildings to new market-rate housing, even in the stubbornly seedy Tenderloin. If we hadn’t been told … Continue reading

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Rising home values push more Bay Area homes above water, Zillow says – Alameda Times

Rising prices pushed thousands of Bay Area homes back above water last year, according to a report released Wednesday, another sign that the region’s housing crisis is easing as the economy recovers. The report, by the housing website Zillow, shows … Continue reading

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Bay Area home prices projected to surge

Almost every corner of the Bay Area is poised for robust home-price appreciation this year in a surge that will outpace projected national growth, according to a forecast from real-estate information site Zillow.com. Looking at 245 Bay Area ZIP codes, … Continue reading

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Silicon Valley job growth has reached dot-com boom levels, report says – Alameda Times

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Silicon Valley’s job growth has returned to dot-com boom levels and San Francisco has emerged as a major new tech hub. But good times have not returned for all area residents and ethnic groups. Those are among … Continue reading

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Bay Area luxury home sales boom in 2012

Led by an eye-popping $117.5 million paid for a Woodside mansion – the most expensive U.S. home ever – luxury properties in the Bay Area and California saw sales surge in 2012, according to real estate reports. Mansions that had … Continue reading

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