State revokes Bay Area lender’s license as investigations into handling of investor funds continue
Pacific Private Money is facing multiple lawsuits and investigations over allegations from investors and borrowers about mishandling funds.
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How the Meunier Brothers Help Silicon Valley Home Sellers Win Strong Offers Without Over-Renovating
Thinking of selling in Silicon Valley? You don't need a total remodel to win. The Meunier Brothers reveal how strategic, high-impact updates, not expensive renovations, cab maximize your home’s value and make it an easy "yes" for buyers.
Commercial Real Estate
San Jose office tower scouts for multiple tenants for first time
The team behind an eye-catching San Jose office tower will scout for multiple tenants for the first time.
Housing Development
With limited dollars, this East Bay city asks how it can make the biggest impact on affordable housing
Eager to find an impactful way to spend the city’s money, staff have proposed using those dollars to support an incentive program that would encourage accessory dwelling unit development.
Affordable Housing
Oakland can now clear homeless tents, tow vehicles without offering immediate shelter
The new policy approved Tuesday shifts the city from managing encampments to clearing them, allowing...
Bay Area Home Report
What are the 10 most expensive homes that sold in Palo Alto in the week of March 9?
A single-family home that sold for $9.2 million tops the list of the most expensive...
Real Estate Transactions
This library in a disadvantaged Bay Area neighborhood has been closed for 45 years. Now there’s a chance it may be revived.
Residents in Oakland's Hoover-Foster neighborhood, which saw years of redlining in the 20th century, have...
Google San Jose
Google proposes new tech buildings as company expands in San Jose
Google has floated plans to develop a huge new tech and research hub in San...
Rent
We did the math — homeownership in the exurbs isn’t more affordable
'With all the political debate around cost-of-living, policymakers need to tell the whole story about...
Celebrity Homes
Diddy’s L.A. neighbors fear ‘chaos’ if his sentence is overturned and he comes home
Sean "Diddy" Combs' Los Angeles neighbors fear what will happen if a New York federal...
Home Improvement
California homeowners could qualify for grants for new roofs and fire safety
New Safe Homes grants program, taking effect on Jan. 1, 2026, could begin taking applications...
Garden
Gravel gardens can cut wildfire and heat risks. It’s being used outside fire zones too
In at-risk areas, gravel serves as an exceptional substitute for organic mulch.