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The headquarters of the Oakland Raiders is seen in Alameda, Calif. on Monday, March 27, 2017. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) After months of back-and-forth negotiations with Alameda County went nowhere, Oakland officials have proposed spending a combined $20 million to buy the county’s ownership shares in two notable pieces of East Bay real estate — both with ties to professional sports. For years, the city and the county have co-owned the former Raiders practice site, which houses an athletics facility and multiple soccer fields in Alameda, as well as…

TAMPA, Fla. – The FDLE busted a multi-year property fraud scheme across Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. Investigators arrested Orenthanal James Bennett and Victoria Strickler, charging them both with organized scheme to defraud over $50,000. Investigators say the fraudsters targeted the homes of people who had died or were suffering from health issues. The FDLE accuses Bennett of transferring the deeds for two homes in Pasco County and one home in Hillsborough County out of the legal owners’ names. According to investigators, the owners of two of the homes had died…

“Let’s make the most of this beautiful day.” Or, to paraphrase the late, great Mr. Rogers: be nice, be decent, and let’s all try to get along. [SPONSORED]The personal stories of one Realtor’s battles and triumphs in the highly-competitive Bay Area Real Estate Market, seeking to illuminate and humanize the very real ups-and-downs of homeownership. I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like youI’ve always wanted to live in a neighborhood with youSo, let’s make the most of this beautiful daySince we’re together, we might as well sayWould you…

By Nadia Lopez | Bloomberg California’s already strained property insurance market is facing a new challenge as two more insurers, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co., plan to withdraw from the wildfire-prone state entirely starting in July. The two companies, units of Japan-based Tokio Marine Holdings Inc., disclosed their plans in filings submitted to the California Department of Insurance. They said the decision will affect 12,556 policies with premiums of $11.3 million. “Given the small segment of personal lines business we write and escalating costs, we…

A person holds a sign during a May Day march for housing justice issues in Concord, Calif., on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Hundreds marched from Meadow Homes Park to Todos Santos Plaza for a rally calling for rent control and just-cause eviction policies from the city council. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) The city of Concord will officially implement new rent stabilization and just cause for eviction laws Friday — 41 days after a group of residents attempted to require that voters weigh in on November ballots. In February, the…