Housing

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California AG charges construction firm with felony wage theft and tax evasion

A wood framing company is accused of stiffing workers and the state $2.6 million. Two employees could face penalties and jail if convicted.

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Chauffeured cars and Broadway tickets: Inside the National Association of Realtors

Records show how the nonprofit's leaders grew to expect lavish spending and benefits on the day they step into the job.

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Three-bedroom home sells in Dublin for $1.3 million

The property located in the 7000 block of Newport Court in Dublin was sold on Aug. 8, 2024, for $1,300,000, or $758 per square foot.

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Single-family house sells for $2.9 million in San Jose

The property located in the 5000 block of Noella Way in San Jose was sold on Oct. 9, 2024.

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These Bay Area counties will launch mental health ‘CARE’ courts. Can they help solve homelessness?

After a slow start in some counties, more courts are opening statewide.

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HOA Homefront: Can the board remove a phantom director?

Unless the bylaws say otherwise, the only way to remove a director is to have a vote of the membership to recall them.

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Meet the new director leading San Jose’s efforts to solve its housing crisis

Erik Soliván became director of the city housing department in May.

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1 million Southern California homes are worth $1 million or more

Compared to 2022, region added 97,100 abodes to the seven-figure club – that's 10% growth, double the non-California pace.

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Detached house in Piedmont sells for $2.7 million

The 2,567-square-foot property, built in 1957, was sold on Aug. 14, 2024, for $2,700,000, or $1,052 per square foot.

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Single family residence sells for $2.1 million in Fremont

The property located in the 39000 block of Zacate Avenue in Fremont was sold on Aug. 8, 2024.

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Fremont approves new RV parking ban

“They’re going to keep trying to get rid of us,” homeless resident Joey Alvarez, 59, said. “We’re taxpayers too.”

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How a Trump administration could affect California’s housing crisis

President-elect Donald Trump’s housing policy for his second term is vague at best. But based on available information, many California housing experts are not optimistic about what it could mean for the state’s crisis.

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Single-family home sells for $1.8 million in San Jose

The property located in the 1500 block of Park Ridge Drive in San Jose was sold on Oct. 2, 2024, for $1,825,000, or $1,228 per square foot.

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100+ temporary housing units at VA in West LA are topic of federal court hearing

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals previously halted work on the modular housing on parking lots near the UCLA baseball stadium.

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Three-bedroom home in Los Gatos sells for $3.9 million

A spacious house located in the 200 block of Johnson Avenue in Los Gatos has new owners.

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Four-bedroom home in San Ramon sells for $2.3 million

The spacious property located in the 100 block of Dorset Court in San Ramon was sold on Sept. 27, 2024, for $2,342,000, or $852 per square foot.

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California has 18 of 20 costliest US cities to rent a house

No. 1 big city? San Francisco at $5,409 a month. No. 1 mid-sized city? Huntington Beach at $5,724.

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Southern California to see modest rent hikes by 2026, USC says

Average rent will rise $58 per month in L.A. County over two years, and between $110 and $148 monthly elsewhere in the region, according to a USC forecast.