Who needs a buyer’s agent anyways?
When Ashwin and Poonam Jain began searching for a larger home for themselves and two children in San Ramon earlier this summer, they quickly realized they were spending hours scrutinizing …
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Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings
Insured losses for Hurricane Helene are now estimated at over $6 billion, but the uninsured losses are far higher. That’s because the vast majority of homes impacted by the storm, …
Mortgage rates spike after jobs report
The average rate on the 30-year-fixed mortgage jumped 27 basis points Friday morning following the release of the government’s monthly employment report. The rate is now 6.53%, according to Mortgage …
Tech titan shopping spree in South Bay tops $390 million with new deal
SUNNYVALE — Applied Materials has bought a big Sunnyvale building where Fry’s Electronics once operated a store, extending a shopping spree for the tech titan that now has topped a …
UK house sales rise as lower mortgage rates boost activity
A pedestrians looks at residential properties displayed for sale in the window of an estate agents’ in Windsor, west of London. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — …
Whole Foods store in Oakland is bought for more than $40 million
OAKLAND — A Whole Foods store property in Oakland that a decade ago was a magnet for protests and vandalizations has now enticed a real estate buyer to invest in …
How can buyers buy an old home with electrical, insurance woes? – The Mercury News
Question: We bought an older home. We must apply for final loan approval with an insurance binder quote. That is a problem. The insurance broker cannot provide a quote. The …
Santana Row in San Jose lands cosmetics store and top-level restaurant
SAN JOSE — Santana Row has landed more merchants, including a cosmetics store, a top-level restaurant and a pop-up car dealership store as the San Jose mixed-use neighborhood maintains a …
Red-hot refinance demand retreats after tiny bump higher in mortgage rates
Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Mortgage rates moved ever so slightly higher last week, but it was enough to take a little heat out of what had been a …
San Jose Fry’s Electronics site is poised to become huge tech hub
SAN JOSE — A long shuttered Fry’s Electronics site in San Jose is poised to become a major tech hub that would create a workplace for jobs and tech manufacturing, …