Home buyers with kids face greater struggles, Zillow survey says
School’s out for summer. That means many kids are scrambling to have as much fun as possible and may parents are hustling to move into a new home before school is back in session. Buying a home is...
View ArticleBay Area churches are building housing in ‘God’s’ backyard
There’s a new acronym floating in the alphabet soup of California housing parlance: YIGBY, or “yes in God’s backyard.” Congregations in the Bay Area and beyond are taking steps to build affordable...
View ArticlePhotos: Harrah’s casino magnate’s Lake Tahoe mansion for sale for $25.75M
A Lake Tahoe mansion built by Bill Harrah, founder of Harrah’s Hotel and Casinos, is for sale for $25.75 million. Click here if viewing from a mobile device. Harrah developed the private lakefront...
View ArticleThese are the most expensive counties in the US to rent. Hint: they’re all in...
SAN FRANCISCO — Renters need to make about $127,000 a year to afford a modest, two-bedroom home in the nation’s three most expensive counties — all of which are right here in the Bay Area, according to...
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5 things to know before hiring a contractor to do home repairs
Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor make it sound so easy to get a good contractor to do home repairs. They are online screening services and there are many others, including AAA’s Home Improvement &...
View ArticleEconomy healthy, no recession looming for California, economists say
When they presented the California Association of Realtors 2019 Mid-Year Market Forecast this month, C.A.R. senior vice president and chief economist Leslie Appleton-Young and deputy chief economist...
View ArticleCalifornia home sales fall in June, price growth softens
After rebounding in May, California home sales fell below the 400,000 unit benchmark in June, declining from both the previous month and year. The California Association of Realtors reports closed...
View ArticleCalifornia in-law units could be cheaper, easier to build under new bills
SACRAMENTO — Several bills sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk would cut red tape and bring more in-law flats to backyards and garages across the state. The Legislature has sent the governor measures...
View ArticleHow to survive PG&E’s planned power shutoff
Against a growing chorus of red-flag alerts, wildfire warnings and ”severe wind events,” swaths of Northern California on Tuesday braced for power outages as PG&E prepared to possibly cut service...
View ArticleGiant pumpkin weighing 2,175 pounds sets California record
HALF MOON BAY (AP) — A Northern California pumpkin hobbyist has won first place at the 46th annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh Off, setting a record for the largest in California. Leonardo...
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What do Silicon Valley’s richest get for a house? Here are the top 10 most...
Our analysis of Santa Clara County property records allowed us to determine the county’s 10 most expensive homes — but it wasn’t simple to figure out who lived in them. Even coming up with this list...
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7 affordable ways to protect your home from wildfires
Californians have all but adapted to a new normal. In the last four years, the state has experienced 10 of the most destructive wildfires in its history. The 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County that...
View ArticleLeaving California? These places will pay you to move there
It’s the talk of Tech Town these days: With Silicon Valley and San Francisco watching a booming job market push real-estate prices through the roof, jam up our highways with super commuters and make...
View ArticleCalifornians push Nevada past the 3 million population mark
LAS VEGAS (AP) — California is playing an unparalleled role in Nevada growth, as state population estimates surpassed 3 million people and the U.S. Census Bureau ranked the Silver State as the nation’s...
View ArticleAs California thins forests to limit fire risk, some resist
By MATTHEW BROWN and CHRISTINA LARSON SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS (AP) — Buzzing chainsaws are interrupted by the frequent crash of breaking branches as crews fell towering trees and clear tangled brush in...
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Solar power required for all new California homes starting Jan. 1
California already generates more electricity from solar power than any other state. But now a dramatic expansion is about to begin as new building codes take effect Jan. 1 requiring all newly...
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Photos: Aaron Rodgers, Danica Patrick buy California mansion for $28M
Sports power couple Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick have taken the plunge and purchased a $28 million Malibu mansion, reports Variety. The couple leased the home from English singer Robbie Williams...
View ArticleLockdown bread: What to bake, from no-knead sourdough to Crockpot brown bread
Perhaps your favorite bakery has closed temporarily, and you find the pale loaves on ransacked shelves almost as sad as the evening news. Or maybe everyone posting and naming their starters on...
View ArticlePandemic hobbies: How to home brew something other than beer
Feeling the urge to brew or ferment something, but beer’s not your thing? There are other ways to sate that urge for a new fermentation hobby. You can brew vinegar, sake or kombucha, make wine, roast...
View ArticleReady for a California power outage? 5 things you probably forgot to do
You got the flashlight and the battery-powered radio. You remembered to charge your mobile phone. But you’re not fully prepared for a blackout unless you: Have a list (on paper) of important phone...
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