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By Joanne Drilling – National Data Reporter, The Business Journals Jun 16, 2024 Updated Jun 16, 2024 11:19pm PDT If you’re searching for a good deal on a home, the Midwest could be a good place to look. California, on the other hand, is the epicenter of overvalued housing markets. But it’s certainly not alone. That’s according to […]

By Ted Andersen – Digital Editor, San Francisco Business Times Aug 15, 2024 Residential real estate agents in the Bay Area are worried right now, and some may have good reason to be. In a few days, a shake-up takes place that many are calling the industry’s biggest ever. A new set of rules will blow up […]

By Clare A. Fonstein – Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Jul 29, 2024 In an area with low housing supply and soaring home prices, local first-time buyers are trying to find affordable options. A San Ramon-based company is placing its bets that townhomes are the solution. The homebuilding business, Homes Built for America, is expecting to complete construction […]

By Joanne Drilling – National Data Reporter, The Business Journals Jun 16, 2024 Updated Jun 16, 2024 11:19pm PDT If you’re searching for a good deal on a home, the Midwest could be a good place to look. California, on the other hand, is the epicenter of overvalued housing markets. But it’s certainly not alone. That’s according to […]

By Joanne Drilling – National Data Reporter, The Business Journals Jun 5, 2024 Soaring home prices in the Bay Area are eclipsing the median buying power of local residents at some of the highest levels in the nation. That’s according to data from First American Financial Corp., which found the housing markets in at least half of […]

By Devan J. Patel – Reporter, Silicon Valley Business Journal Apr 11, 2024 A 100% affordable housing development across the street from the Cambrian Park Plaza in San Jose has submitted its ministerial permit application to the city. Los Angeles-based Abode Communities has proposed constructing a six-story, 90-unit multi-family building at 1999 Camden Ave., replacing a single-story […]

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 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 […]

By Ted Andersen – Digital Editor, San Francisco Business Times Dec 12, 2023 Updated Dec 12, 2023 5:47pm PST Staying on top of the trends in luxury real estate is a constantly evolving task – what wealthy buyers clamor for one year can be passe the next. To demystify this highly nuanced market, Coldwell Banker Global Luxury has […]

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 […]