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Santa Rosa Real Estate

January 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Real Estate

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Located about an hour north of San Francisco, the city of Santa Rosa lies at the northern end of the Bay Area. Despite the real estate struggles faced by many real estate markets throughout California since 2007, the economic recession that began in the fall of 2008 only worsened the situation, causing [...]

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Berkeley Real Estate

January 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Real Estate

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Real estate experts hold optimistic views of the Berkeley real estate market’s future, as recent months have shown promising improvements with increases in both home sales and median prices.  Despite concerns over job security and another wave of home foreclosures, activity in the Berkeley real estate market has increased in the past few [...]

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San Bruno Real Estate

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Real Estate

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Real estate experts are optimistic that the real estate in San Bruno and the surrounding Bay Area has hit bottom and is ready to rebound.  Realtors are reporting dwindling inventory of distressed properties and many communities in the Bay Area are even beginning to post year over year gains [...]

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Silicon Valley

August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Technology

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Situated in the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, Silicon Valley is the center of the high-tech industry for California.  Silicon Valley gained its name from the large number of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, even though many other high-tech industries have also become associated with Silicon Valley.  [...]

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San Francisco Pop Culture

August 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Pop Culture

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San Francisco is a beautiful city filled with a lively atmosphere and diverse array of cultures.  Home to numerous districts with roots in a particular ethnicity, such as Chinatown, the Italian community of North Beach, Japantown, the Russian community along Clement Street, and the Mission District, which is home to those of Spanish [...]

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