Loophole In Bill To Close Prop 13 Loophole Removed
Designed to close a loophole in Proposition 13 which has allowed businesses to avoid property tax reassessments upon the purchase of a property, Tom Ammiano’s proposed Assembly Bill 2372 aims…
SoMa Rising: Designs For Nine Stories And More Housing On Harrison
The plans to raze Ed’s Autohaus at 768 Harrison Street and construct a nine-story building with 26 residential units, nearly 5,000 square feet of office space, and a 600 square…
Realtors Target Of Drone Attacks On East Coast…
A week after clarifying that the use of a drone to photograph a property for use in its marketing is not to be considered a “hobby use” and is indeed…
Alameda Freezes Building Permits, Increasing Impact Fees
With the demand for housing on the rise and a fast growing pipeline of developments in the works, the Alameda City Council has approved a moratorium on new building permits…
Plans For “Living Smart” In 600 Square Foot Two-Bedrooms
While almost four times the size of the 34 “CoLiving” units proposed to rise on the parcel next door, the ten two-bedroom apartments proposed for former Central Freeway Parcel S…
Hines Pushing Forward With Plans For 16-Story Condo Building
The environmental review for a proposed 16-story residential building to rise at 525 Harrison Street is underway and Hines has already filed the paperwork to get the permit ball rolling…
“High-Tech Noe Home” Hits The Market For $3.6 Million
Technically a “remodel” of the former two-bedroom home on the parcel, a four-story “High-Tech Noe Home” with four bedrooms, four and one-half baths and five “fabulous view decks” has sprung…
Pending Home Sales Surge But Remain Lower Than Last Year
While the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index surged 6.1 percent from April to May, the largest month-over-month gain since April of 2010, the index remains 5.2 percent…
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Flipping Out: $600K More After Six Months And A Mini-Makeover?
Listed for $2,895,000 nine months ago, the Forest Hill home at 279 Castenada Avenue sold for $2,600,000 this past December. Since “updated with current colors and style featuring refinished hardwood…
Plans For 174 Square-Foot Apartments, And The Price
If approved, Build Inc.’s proposed “CoLiving” development to rise on a former Central Freeway parcel along Octavia Boulevard will consist of 34 residential suites averaging 174 square feet (273 square…