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“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…

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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…

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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…

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SAN JOSE — A San Jose condominium complex engulfed in a massive real estate fraud case is nearly complete, an achievement that clears the way for sales of the project’s condo units, court records show. The condo complex, located at 1821 Almaden Road in San Jose, is one of the Bay Area properties tied to a  South Bay real estate executive who, federal investigators claim in the court case, defrauded hundreds of investors. Condominium complex with 91 units located at 1821 Almaden Road in San Jose.(George Avalos/Bay Area News Group) …

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Redwood City is one step closer to closing Broadway to vehicles permanently. Although the City Council unanimously voted to push the final vote until May 6, the delay was only to hear additional public comments on establishing the permanent pedestrian mall downtown between Jefferson Avenue and Main Street. “The city has found during the temporary street closure that the creation of pedestrian zones has added to the vitality and vibrancy of downtown Redwood City,” city staff said in a report. Questions revolved around minor details on crosswalks and aesthetic improvements,…

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Sheenia Branner, program manager for the Recovery Survival Network, runs the sober-living Norma Hotel helping people coming out of the criminal justice system, Thursday, April 11, 2024, in San Francisco, Calif. She lost her mother, Gwendolyn Bryant, when she overdosed and died in a supportive housing site where residents used drugs. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Gwendolyn Bryant died of a fentanyl overdose when she was supposed to be celebrating her granddaughter’s 15th birthday. When Bryant didn’t show up to the party, her daughter, Sheenia Branner, was angry. Branner assumed…

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Reporters of the South China Morning Post won gold in two award categories at the Hang Seng University’s 8th Business Journalism Awards. The Post’s veteran journalist Enoch Yiu won gold in Best Greater Bay Area Business News Reporting with her August 12 feature about how China’s fledgling Wealth Connect plan has been stymied by the three disparate regulatory and economic systems in the region. The Post’s real estate writer Ao Yulu and her London colleague Chad Bray received the gold award in the category of Best Property Market News Reporting,…

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Reporters of the South China Morning Post won gold in two award categories at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK)’s 8th Business Journalism Awards. The Post’s veteran journalist Enoch Yiu won gold in Best Greater Bay Area Business News Reporting with her August 12 feature about how China’s fledgling Wealth Connect plan has been stymied by the three disparate regulatory and economic systems in the region. The Post’s real estate writer Ao Yulu and her London colleague Chad Bray received the gold award in the category of Best…

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The auctioning of several downtown San Jose condominiums has spawned a widening legal war now that a troubled China-based real estate firm has filed a new lawsuit in the increasingly tangled case. China-based Z&L Properties has filed a lawsuit against winning bidders in an auction last week of the downtown San Jose condos, as well as the trustee that conducted the proceeding, Santa Clara County Court records show. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 24: 188 West St. James residential towers near San Pedro Square in downtown San Jose, Calif., on…

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