Apple Snaps Up Sunnyvale Office In $162 Million South Bay Power Play
Apple paid about $162.2 million for offices at 684 West Maude Ave in Sunnyvale, continuing its South Bay buying spree. The price is roughly 27% below the building’s 2022 sale.
Sunnyvale Google Hub Poised To Flip From Office To 8-Story Apartment Stack
Beam Reach proposes an eight‑story, 265‑unit building at 1215 Bordeaux Drive replacing a former Google office and adding a public park. The plan is part of Sunnyvale’s push to convert offices to housing.
Sacramento’s Mass Timber Power Play Aims to Tame Wildfires and Boost Rural Jobs
The state launched its first Mass Timber Coalition to turn restoration wood into building panels and spur in‑state manufacturing and jobs.
California’s Cash Cow Economy Is Bleeding Its Residents Dry
New UC Berkeley and national reports show California’s huge GDP sits beside rising cost‑adjusted poverty and out‑migration. Policy choices about building and permitting are central to the fix.
Fremont’s Empty Fry’s Is About To Become An Industrial Powerhouse
Fremont approved Sterling Organization's plan to convert the 11‑acre former Fry’s at 43800 Osgood Road into roughly 144,000 sq ft of industrial space. The move reflects surging demand for power‑ready Bay Area manufacturing sites.
Russet Drive Stunner Crowns Santa Clara’s Week of $2 Million Home Deals
A handful of surprising bargains showed up around the week of May 4 in the Santa Clara market, including a six‑bedroom Sunnyvale closing at $2.825M and several turn‑key homes that sold below neighborhood norms.
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.












