This Bingo poster by Kelly Niland sums up the unreal state of Mission district homes for sale.

Bingo! Artist makes a game of Mission real estate lingo

By on March 7, 2016 at 1:57 PM
In response to my Sunday column on terms likely to pop up in Bay Area real estate listings, San Francisco graphic designer and long-time Mission District resident Kelly Niland sent me a Bingo game she …
Categories: California, Housing, Real estate
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton during a press conference in San Jose Thursday (APMarcio Jose Sanchez)

California poised to win Super Bowl ‘jock tax’

By on February 5, 2016 at 5:03 PM
Here’s one Super Bowl wager you can’t lose: Bet on the Franchise Tax Board.  Thanks to California’s sky-high tax rate and the so-called “jock tax,” the state will score an income tax windfall on the …
Categories: California, Taxes
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Median Bay Area home price rose, barely, in December

By on January 21, 2016 at 10:59 AM
The median price paid for new and existing homes and condos in the Bay Area rose to $655,000 in December, up 0.8 percent from November and up 12.9 percent from December of last year, according to …
Categories: California, Housing, Real estate

IRS cuts mileage rate for deductible use of car

By on December 17, 2015 at 10:14 AM
Thanks to falling oil and gasoline prices, the Internal Revenue Service is lowering the optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating a car. Starting Jan. 1, the …
Categories: Taxes

See which CA counties had biggest jump in property-tax assessments

By on December 14, 2015 at 5:46 PM
As a region, the Bay Area posted the biggest increase in assessed property values over the past year, but the county with the biggest gain was actually Placer, with an 8.8 percent jump to $65.2 …
Categories: California, Real estate, Taxes

State identifies 14 marketplace lenders subject to inquiry

By on December 14, 2015 at 11:47 AM
The California Department of Business Oversight on Monday released the names of the 14 companies it has contacted as part of an inquiry into marketplace lending. The Department announced Friday that …
Categories: Banking, Debt
A United Parcel Service logo on a delivery truck in San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images, 2014)

UPS says ‘Cyber week’ delayed some shipments in NorCal

By on December 10, 2015 at 1:42 PM
Thanks to a surge in online shopping, UPS has been taking longer than usual to deliver some packages in Northern California. Deliveries were delayed in “isolated areas,” including Northern California, …
Categories: California, eCommerce
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Bay Area home prices rose in October, as sales fell

By on November 19, 2015 at 10:55 AM
Bay Area home prices rose in October as sales fell, likely because of affordability constraints and lack of inventonry, CoreLogic reported Thursday. The median price paid for all new and existing …
Categories: Housing, Real estate