by Leila Mortaz | Jan 16, 2016 | News
By George Avalos gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com Eastridge Mall in San Jose. (Pauline Lubens/Mercury News File) SAN JOSE — H&M is planning to open a store in San Jose’s Eastridge mall and the new owners say they plan millions of dollars in upgrades to a...
by Leila Mortaz | Jan 15, 2016 | News
Bay Area landlords pushed rents up by nearly 10 percent across the region’s nine counties in 2015 as renters kept scrambling for apartments. In San Jose, the average monthly price for an apartment rose to $2,436 — a 9.4 percent increase over the fourth...
by Leila Mortaz | Dec 23, 2015 | News
Published 4:17 pm, Friday, December 18, 2015 Mortgage agent: Dominique Stevens. Property Type: Single-family home in Walnut Creek. Loan Amount: $950,000. Appraised Value: $1.2 million. Loan Type: 30-year fixed. Rate: 4.375 percent with no points. Backstory: Never...
by Leila Mortaz | Dec 23, 2015 | News
FREMONT — The area around popular Mission Peak is choked with hundreds of drivers parking on surrounding streets on weekends and holidays, but residents soon may be able to get some relief. The city has started the process to allow neighbors to petition for...
by Leila Mortaz | Dec 23, 2015 | News
SAN JOSE — In one of the most contentious votes of the year, the city’s elected leaders this week sparred over imposing a fee on new commercial development to fund affordable housing projects as San Jose’s sky-rocketing rents hit new highs. And while...
by Leila Mortaz | Dec 17, 2015 | News
Look out, mortgage rates are going up! That’s the fear mongering that some are telling homeowners and homebuyers after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates — a tad — off their historic lows Wednesday. But when a realtor or well-meaning relative...
