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Is San Francisco the new definition of Silicon Valley?
by HERMIONE WAY http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/11/15/is-san-francisco-the-new-definition-of-silicon-valley/ Silicon Valley is the term used to describe the region in the San Francisco Bay Area home to the world’s largest technology corporations. As Wikipedia says, ‘Silicon Valley refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California’. But now … Continue reading
Tale of Two Cities: San Francisco vs. Las Vegas and the distressed property blues
Nationally, foreclosures are up– no one, not even the sunniest, most Pollyanna-esque of Realtors, can deny it. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. will experience as much as a 20% increase in foreclosure filings, up record numbers filed in 2010. This figure … Continue reading
State Clarifies Questions Regarding Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Due to inconsistent installation requirements mandated by local governments and a multitude of questions raised by property owners concerning California’s new carbon monoxide alarm law, the state Housing and Community Development Department has issued emergency regulations to bring clarify to … Continue reading
New State Law Mandates Installation of CO Devices in Homes by July 1, 2011
On May 7, 2010, the Governor signed SB 183, a bill that requires owners of all single-family homes that have fossil fuel burning appliances, fireplaces, or an attached garage to install carbon monoxide device(s) (“CO devices”) approved and listed by … Continue reading
Market FOCUS: A Monthly Analysis of the San Francisco Real Estate Market
Pending Sales Rise, Improving Real Estate Market Outlook Despite losing some of its footing last month, the San Francisco housing market saw an increase in pending sales in 7 out of its 10 neighborhood districts compared to May of last … Continue reading
Home Prices Exploding in Silicon Valley Amid More Millionaires
Home Prices Exploding in Silicon Valley Amid More Millionaires By Dan Levy June 15 Bloomberg) — A surge in wealth from technology stock sales and initial public offerings is spilling into the Silicon Valley real estate market as newly rich … Continue reading
Ed Lee plans to pass tree costs to property owner
City officials say they don’t have enough money to adequately care for San Francisco’s thousands of street trees and that local property owners will have to pick up the bill. The cost-switching plan is part of Mayor Ed Lee’s $6.8 … Continue reading
How Long Will It Take For The Housing Market To Return To Normal?
At the recent Urban Land Institute (ULI) annual fall conference in Washington, D.C., the question on everyone’s mind was: “When will the real estate market see some normalcy?” Now that I’m back at the daily grind in San Francisco, I … Continue reading
A six-point guide to selling your home
On the Block, an SFGate.com blog As with all the best blogs, some of the most incisive commentary on On The Block is provided by its readers. A post yesterday about homes that seem incapable of finding buyers prompted many … Continue reading
Price Security for Home Sellers
New York Times By BOB TEDESCHI Would you be willing to give away 1 percent of your home’s value if it meant not having to worry about losing more? That is the essence of a product introduced this month by … Continue reading
