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You can buy this Nevada town for $8 million
There's a desert town in Nevada that could be yours for a cool $8 million. Cal Nev Ari is a 640-acre town located roughly 60 miles south of Las Vegas. About 350 people live there. The sale includes the town's facilities -- a casino, restaurant, motel, convenience...
Sound Off: How might a slowdown in the city’s commercial real estate market affect housing?
Published 5:12 pm, Friday, April 1, 2016 A: Commercial property supports commerce, jobs and revenue. Any slowdown in this sector would suggest instabilities for the residential sector as well. But is this happening in San Francisco? I haven’t seen deep rental or sales...
Milpitas: Council to review 12-story tower near future BART station
Milpitas City Council next week will review KB Home's proposed Piper Drive Residential, which envisions a tower containing 210 apartments and 2,937 square feet of commercial space as well as 98 townhomes on 5.72 acres at 1256 Piper Drive. Courtesy of City of Milpitas...
Housing activists who took over elderly Oakland woman’s home ask that charges against them be dismissed
OAKLAND - Four housing rights activists who were involved in taking over an elderly woman's Oakland home are asking a judge to dismiss the charges against them, which include felony conspiracy, felony filing false documents and misdemeanor trespassing. Attorney Tony...
Airbnb pledges host crackdown in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO -- Airbnb launched a crackdown Saturday on some Airbnb hosts who violate San Francisco's laws on short-term rentals, the online vacation-rental service says. The popular site is pledging to investigate people who list multiple San Francisco homes on...
Selling your home? A short delay could mean a bigger profit
Spring is here, time for baseball games and real estate deals. At least that's the conventional wisdom: March and April offer a sure window to sell your home at a good price. But hang on. The number crunchers at Zillow have a different strategy: delay listing your...