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Rentals Chip Away at Home Builder Gains

“Single family starts did ‘improve’ suddenly early in 2012 on the Twist gap down in mortgage rates, but it quit ‘improving’ several months ago. Once 2013 data start to come in, the segment could quickly go from year-over-year positive to … Continue reading

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Manhattan Property Sales Spike on Fears of Tax Hikes

The price gains, however, were largely on the luxury end. In looking at the median prices, where half sell for higher and half sell for lower, prices for co-ops were up just 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter. Condominium prices … Continue reading

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While California Hurts, New York Real Estate Tech Boom Continues

We have seen it before, when a boom in one sector acts as a leverage for recovery in the other, or slowdown in one area of the economy having a ripple effect on other sectors. A popular example of this … Continue reading

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MEET THE AGENT: Lisa Levin

Lisa Levin’s career in real estate has morphed over the years. The 44-year-old Manhattan Beach resident was on maternity leave from Forest City Enterprises when she and her husband packed up and moved from Ohio to California for his job. … Continue reading

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Major players spur deals in Petaluma real estate

NORTH BAY — Three major players in Petaluma commercial real estate have spurred a number of companies to undertake expansions in the past 18 months. Basin Street Properties, which built much of Redwood Business Park in the city starting three … Continue reading

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How immigrant families rise from have-not to have

How immigrant families rise from have-not to have Photo by TK/Flickr (Creative Commons) Be it ever so humble, real estate is key to many immigrant families’ accumulation of greater capital During the past month, a series of posts on Multi-American … Continue reading

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Sacramento Economy, Real Estate Still Mired in Recession

Seemingly nothing trumps Sacramento’s economic misery. The latest statewide forecast released Tuesday by the Business Forecasting Center at the University of the Pacific in Stockton took special note that “the government and housing-dependent Sacramento economy remains the only area in … Continue reading

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