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Just Approved: Creative financing by broker keeps deal alive
Published 4:43 pm, Friday, April 15, 2016 Mortgage adviser: Dominique Stevens. Property Type: Single-family home in Vallejo. Loan amount: $350,000. Loan type: 4.125 percent fixed. Loan terms: Cash-out refinance, 30-year fixed rate mortgage. Backstory: Last fall,...
Top oil countries struggle to reach deal on production freeze
Doha: Oil's big freeze? A meeting designed to foster cooperation between top oil producers dragged into the evening Sunday in Qatar after negotiators failed to quickly agree on a plan to freeze crude output. The oil ministers of most OPEC member countries, along with...
Menlo Park: Nonprofits double down on affordable housing
Sequioa Belle Haven, seen in an artistic rendering, is an affordable housing complex for seniors that MidPen Housing is planning for the 1200 block of Willow Road in Menlo Park. Construction is set to start early next year. (Courtesy of Mithun) MENLO PARK -- Two...
A penthouse in San Francisco’s historic Clock Tower goes on the market
Photo: Rob Levy Image 1of/43 Caption Close Image 1 of 43 The penthouse loft at the top of San Francisco's historic Clock Tower Building at 461 Second St. is on the market for $8.5 million. The two-bedroom includes exclusive access to three floors rising into...
San Jose: Evergreen Valley College and developer drop housing plans
SAN JOSE -- Fighting a losing battle, Evergreen Valley College is ditching controversial plans to build up to 400 apartments on 27 acres of college land that critics say should be used to improve academics at the struggling school -- not bolster the district's...
A Map of the Most Expensive Homes in the Bay Area
Updated 4:05 am, Saturday, April 16, 2016 Here’s a fun game you can play when you’re contemplating the homes and estates of the Bay Area’s super-rich: Check out one of the listings for one of the region’s higher-priced properties. For instance, the $42.8 million...