Category: New Home Builders
Strong storms destroy pair of Bay Area mobile homes – FOX 13 Tampa
PLANT CITY, Fla. – Strong storms moved through the Tampa Bay Area on Wednesday afternoon, dumping lots of rain and causing some damage. Two mobile homes were destroyed along Platt Road, north of Plant City in Hillsborough County. High winds also caused damage to several other homes. Debris was strung on trees, trees were broken apart and roofs thrown across the street. The owner of the land tells FOX 13 the wind just rolled one home across the field. Fortunately, none of the field workers who live there were injured,…
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An Ultra-Private Bay Area Oasis With Spectacular Scenery Is Up for Grabs at $8.3 Million – Robb Report
Though his name might not be quite as well-known as other Bay Area architects like Julia Morgan and Bernard Maybeck, the late John Marsh Davis still left an undeniable mark on the region during his lengthy 40-year career, crafting everything from landmark wineries such as Chateau Souverain and Rutherford Hill, to a swath of avant-garde homes tucked away in the woodsy hills of Marin County. Now one of those residences incorporating the Oklahoma-born designer’s trademark “Forgotten Modern” style has popped up on the market for the the first time in…
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YBCA’s Experimental Film Programs Find New Homes at The Lab and CounterPulse – KQED
Just a week later, Leah Rosenberg’s Color in Twelve Parts, a piece commissioned by Basso for the BAN 9 film program, gets a triumphant, complete debut on April 21 at CounterPulse. Halted halfway through its 12-part rollout by the Feb. 15 closure of YBCA, Rosenberg’s series of monochromatic films, mise en scènes with collections of different-hued objects, marks a departure from the artist’s usual mediums of painting, sculpture and site-specific durational performances. (And cake, and drinks — she does a lot.) “It really is this video version of all the…
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Santa Clara County cities are failing to hit housing goals – San José Spotlight – San José Spotlight
Nearly all the cities in Santa Clara County — including San Jose — are moving so slow in meeting state housing goals that hitting the numbers looks like a pipe dream, a data analysis by San José Spotlight shows. Every eight years, the state decides how many homes need to be built in order to keep up with population growth. That amount is divided across regions, counties and cities. The majority of cities in the county have grappled with meeting their housing goals and industry experts say they’ll continue to…
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Slightly more homes sold in March 2024 compared to 2023 in Bay Area – Community Impact
By James T. Norman Editor James joined Community Impact in June 2023, and is the editor of both the Bay Area paper and the Pearland-Friendswood paper. Before joining the team he worked for several newspapers in both Texas and Illinois. Since graduating from the University of North Texas in 2018, James has covered more than a dozen communities and school districts, and three counties. When he’s not at your local meeting, he can be found reading history books, trying to make music, learning Spanish and podcasting about football.
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This Bay Area city has the most expensive home prices in California – KRON4
Purchasing a home is one of the most important investments there is. More than a place to live, homeownership is an asset with the potential to tremendously rise in value. But with home prices reaching record heights, affordability plays a huge role for buyers. The typical home value in the United States was $349,216 in February, 4.2% higher than the year before. High mortgage rates are also making monthly payments more expensive; as of March 28, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sits at 6.79%. Where people in California are moving…
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