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Post Date:03/22/2024 4:10 PM As part of the City’s focused efforts to increase affordable housing in Fremont, the Fremont City Council awarded $34 million in funding on March 19, 2024. This funding will help support the construction of over 450 low-income rental units in Fremont. The funding, secured mainly through development fees earmarked for affordable […]

By Devan J. Patel – Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Feb 23, 2024 Updated Feb 23, 2024 4:23pm PST Fremont officials have green-lit a proposal by Kimco Realty Corp. to redevelop a portion of the Fremont Hub mall, replacing tens of thousands of square feet of retail space with 314 housing units, a 13,000-square-foot pharmacy and a parking […]

By Joanne Drilling and Ari Mahrer – San Francisco Business Times Jan 26, 2024 Renters in San Francisco and the East Bay seeking new digs should consider acting now: Recent data shows asking rents headed downward both nationally and in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley area. According to a January report by Rent.com, San Francisco area rents were basically flat, declining […]

The US government programs designed to boost homeownership just made buying a home more accessible. Approximately 72% of home buyers use financing provided by the FHA, VA, Fannie Mae, or Freddie Mac—government agencies that require minimum or no down payment and offer friendlier borrowing terms than other mortgage programs: FHA financing is now available on […]

By Mark Calvey – Senior Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Dec 6, 2023 Prologis Inc. CEO Hamid Moghadam called on Bay Area business leaders to help address challenges facing San Francisco as he shared key factors contributing to his success in building a real estate juggernaut. “I’m a big believer in keep it simple, and people make […]

By Hannah Kanik – Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Dec 1, 2023 Plans to transform an aging Fremont tech complex into a modern industrial center are moving forward. Texas-based developer Hines and investment managers Oaktree Capital Management LP secured a construction loan to build a 267,000-square-foot Class A advanced manufacturing and distribution center in Fremont. Construction on […]