Top suburb, low price: The one-bedroom houses selling for less
A Woollahra cottage sold for $1.55 million a auction, well below the suburb media of $4.96 million. Credit: Supplied But putting them on the list has paid off for three …
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Tech company opens new San Jose office and adds jobs in expansion
SAN JOSE — A tech company has opened a new office in San Jose in a job-creating expansion that counters the dreary drumbeat of tech layoffs and space cutbacks in …
‘Game-changer’ toilet roll trick that makes your home smell ‘dreamy’
Having a home requires a lot of hard work from keeping it looking clean – and smelling clean. And it doesn’t help when you have any pets or kids running …
San Jose “Endangered Eight” historic sites require rescue: new report
SAN JOSE — A preservationist organization has released its annual list of the “Endangered Eight,” a group of San Jose properties that the activists warn could vanish or fall into …
East Bay apartments are bought, deal points to soft real estate market
DUBLIN — A big apartment complex in Dublin has been bought for $45 million-plus in a deal that hints at weakness in some segments of the Bay Area residential real …
Sunnyvale apartment building launches leasing in boost for downtown
SUNNYVALE — A big apartment complex in Sunnyvale has begun to scout for tenants, a leasing effort that could bring several hundred residents into the city’s increasingly busy downtown. The …
100-plus homes may replace big San Jose complex with several merchants
SAN JOSE — A big San Jose commercial complex with several merchants that include a furniture retailer, produce outlet and martial arts studio could be bulldozed to clear the way …
Vast redevelopment of San Jose golf course gains community support
SAN JOSE — A potential vast redevelopment of a shuttered San Jose golf course has drawn support from residents who largely preferred low-density housing instead of high-density apartments for the …
Former Google CEO sells Silicon Valley mansion for $20 million-plus
ATHERTON — A mystery buyer has bought a vast park-like Silicon Valley estate and mansion from Google’s former top boss for more than $20 million — although the deal closed …
Flying electric taxi firm preps aviation web to cut Bay Area commutes
SAN JOSE — Archer Aviation has revealed preliminary plans for a regional “urban air mobility network” that could slash travel times and revolutionize how people commute in the Bay Area …