Investors Eye Slice-and-Save Deal for IBM’s Almaden Hillside Giant
Investors are touring IBM’s 687‑acre Almaden campus in south San Jose, weighing a plan that would keep a small industrial core while preserving most of the hillsides as open space.
Palo Alto Turns Up Heat on Stanford in Affordable Housing Showdown
Neighbors and officials are pushing Stanford to include affordable workforce housing in its next campus expansion as the university prepares a formal filing this summer.
San Jose And Oakland Downtowns Refuse To Die In Post‑Pandemic Shakeup
Vacant offices are becoming a chance to remake downtowns rather than a death knell. Designers and planners point to housing, parks and "stickier" public spaces as the core of a new strategy.
Mystery Nevada Buyer Snags Los Altos Hilltop Maryknoll Estate For $43 Million
A century-old Maryknoll Residence in Los Altos sold in an all‑cash deal for about $43 million, public records show. The buyer is listed as Saint Therese Holdings; filings suggest a link to Bia‑Echo.
Bay Area Home Hunters Pounce as Mortgage Rush Jumps 11 Percent
Mortgage applications surged nearly 11% last week, opening brief windows for Bay Area buyers to lock financing as rates bounced. Small rate moves are changing buyer behavior.
Santa Cruz Locals Bolt as Sky-High Rents Shrink Surf City
New state and federal estimates show Santa Cruz’s population slipping as soaring home prices and rents put pressure on working households. Local leaders say housing and jobs mix are key drivers.
California Townhome Bill Raises Wage Floor To $28 An Hour
AB 1751 would fast‑track townhomes and require a $28 hourly floor for construction workers, splitting California's building trades over how prevailing wages are set.
Cupertino Strip Mall Gets $24.4 Million Flip Into 59 Townhomes
SummerHill paid $24.4M for a nearly 3‑acre Stevens Creek site in Cupertino and will build 59 for‑sale townhomes, including deed‑restricted below‑market units. The plan replaces a shuttered Staples and two vacant restaurants.
Google Quietly Offloads Redwood City Waterfront Offices To Farallon
County records show Google sold multiple Pacific Shores Center buildings in Redwood City to a Farallon-led buyer, with acquisition financing recorded alongside the deeds.












