California insurance crisis is changing how people buy and sell homes – San Francisco Chronicle

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Sandy Jamison, a broker with Tuscana Properties in Campbell, says she’s helped clients try to persuade sellers to lower their asking price or offer other concessions to offset high insurance costs. Laure Andrillon/Special to the Chronicle When Cindi Koehn listed her Lake County home for sale last year, she didn’t expect any trouble selling the beautiful 1.7-acre property overlooking the… Read More

The California town with stunning nature and a train station where property bargains are easy to find – Daily Mail

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 Bay Point is becoming one of the last affordable places to buy in Bay Area  Homes typically sell for half the price of those in San Francisco metro zone The town boasts parks, a BART station and nearby shopping centers By Bethan Sexton For Dailymail.Com Published: 00:57 EDT, 4 May 2024 | Updated: 01:31 EDT, 4 May 2024 A California… Read More

This is the Bay Area’s ‘last affordable area.’ Here’s what home prices look like – San Francisco Chronicle

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Homes can be seen above Hwy. 4 in Bay Point, Calif. Relatively affordable prices, the local BART station and proximity to shopping centers in other cities has drawn in home buyers, real estate agents say. Yalonda M. James/The Chronicle The Bay Point welcome sign can be seen on Port Chicago Hwy. in Bay Point, Calif. Bay Point was the original… Read More

Big South Bay real estate portfolio is bought for well over $200 million – The Mercury News

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(Google Maps) 591 North King Road in San Jose, an office, commercial and industrial complex. SAN JOSE — A big South Bay portfolio of office, commercial and industrial buildings has been bought by a New York-based real estate investment group in a deal valued at well over $200 million. The buying group paid $222 million for buildings in San Jose,… Read More