What landlords and tenants need to know about California’s new rent-control law
by Kathleen Pender , San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 4, 2020 Associations representing tenants and landlords are getting flooded with questions about the statewide rent- and eviction-control law that took effect in California Jan. 1. The most common one is: “Does this...
Californians’ home mortgage deduction would be capped under new bill
By Alexei Koseff Jan. 9, 2020 SACRAMENTO — California homeowners with big home loans and vacation properties would owe higher taxes under new legislation to raise money for programs to get the state’s homelessness crisis under control. The bill by Assemblyman David...
Bay Area home to 55 of the nation’s 125 most expensive ZIP codes
by Kathleen Pender San Francisco Chronicle . . Of the nation’s 125 most expensive ZIP codes for home-sale prices this year, 13 are in San Francisco (the most of any city), 55 are in the Bay Area and 91 are in California, according to a Chronicle analysis of an annual...
Why Wine Country isn’t attracting Millennials
By David Ferry Oct. 16, 2019 Updated: Oct. 16, 2019 9:32 a.m. The tasting room at Ashes & Diamonds, a 2-year-old winery just off Highway 29, does not feel very Napa. For one, there is the decor, all midcentury modern, with brightly colored womb chairs and hip wood...
Real estate is still the best investment you can make today, millionaires say—here’s why
Real estate is still the best investment you can make today, millionaires say—here’s why Published Tue, Oct 1 201910:11 AM EDTUpdated Wed, Oct 2 201912:47 PM EDT The Oracles, [email protected] Illustration: The Oracles Billionaire Andrew Carnegie famously said...
To keep insurance, some homeowners now have to do costly wildfire mitigation
Kathleen Pender Aug. 10, 2019 Updated: Aug. 10, 2019 4 a.m. In response to the rising cost and risk of California wildfires, some insurance companies are requiring property owners in high-hazard areas to perform extensive, often expensive, mitigation work to keep...
Dumping the Bay Area for Phoenix? A few things to know before you go
By PATRICK MAY | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group My colleague Louis Hansen wrote this week about efforts by some folks in Phoenix to lure, seduce and maybe even hoodwink unsuspecting and vulnerable Bay Area residents into dumping the region’s...
6 Near-Genius Ways to Fool Burglars Into Thinking You’re Home
Like telling your lights to turn on and off when you’re miles away Your home: You love it, but sometimes you have to leave it. Whether it’s the eight hours a day or eight days on a dreamy beach, allowing your biggest investment to fend for itself can be...
North Bay modular housing factory expands as developers rush to bring down costs – SFChronicle.com
J.K. Dineen July 27, 2019 Updated: July 27, 2019 4 a.m. Each week, mysterious white plastic-wrapped boxes seem to multiply in storage yards scattered around Vallejo’s Mare Island. On this bustling industrial site, with dry docks and warehouses, the boxes don’t look...
Paint companies to pay for lead paint removal in 10 California locations.
Paint companies agreed Wednesday to pay $305 million to 10 California cities and counties to remove lead paint. Photo: Rohan Smith, The Chronicle Paint companies agreed Wednesday to pay $305 million to 10 California cities and counties to remove lead paint, which can...