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No more Rat poison in California (economist.com)
by mbSFBay on 21 Nov 2019 16 comments, latest a year ago
As per the current issue of 'The Economist', California may ban rat poison - this is while the Rat population has exploded (in part, due to the end of drought,...

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Goldman Sachs embezzler got caught - the big one's get a bailout, small fry go to jail (vice.com)
by mbSFBay on 11 Sep 2019 Posted a year ago
https://www.vice.com/en_in/art

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Helicopter parents take it up a notch (cnn.com)
by mbSFBay on 20 Jun 2019 4 comments, latest 2 years ago
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/19

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Patriots owner in trouble (cnn.com)
by mbSFBay on 22 Feb 2019 18 comments, latest 2 years ago
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/22

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Shootout at San Ramon Foreclosure (zillow.com)
by mbSFBay on 18 Sep 2013 3 comments, latest 7 years ago
Wonder if this multimillion house is at the bone of contention http://www.zillow.com/homedeta Based on this news - it is probably the one. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c

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What is Killing the New US Housing Bubble? (theguardian.com)
by mbSFBay on 15 Sep 2013 3 comments, latest 7 years ago
http://www.theguardian.com/mon The banks still drop income requirements and down payments to get more people into high-priced homes. What could possibly go wrong? Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Picture it: a hopeful young...

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Bay area Market Cooling - from SJ Mercury News (mercurynews.com)
by mbSFBay on 14 Sep 2013 Posted 7 years ago
http://www.mercurynews.com/bus The sizzling Bay Area housing market cooled in August following one of the most dramatic run-ups in recent years, according to a report released Friday. After months of increases,...

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LOL - Helicopter 'Uncle' Ben on Housing - from 2006 (foxnews.com)
by mbSFBay on 11 Sep 2013 3 comments, latest 7 years ago
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2 Thursday. "In combination with rising interest rates, affordability is becoming much more difficult and therefore as you would expect you are seeing some cooling in those markets," Bernanke said...

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Is Foreclosure Radar Subscription 50 $/Month worth it ?
by mbSFBay on 27 Aug 2013 2 comments, latest 7 years ago
All, As a prospective home buyer - is it worth it to subscribe to the service (to help identify housing purchase prospects) ? Thanks,#housing

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Investor interest drops in formerly hot markets - from Yahoo! Finance (finance.yahoo.com)
by mbSFBay on 17 Aug 2013 3 comments, latest 7 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ By Julie Haviv NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign investors, who rapaciously scooped up U.S. real estate during the 2007-2009 recession, are backing away from the same markets they so...

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THINGS YOUR BUYERS AGENT SHOULD TELL YOU - but might NOT - MEGANS LAW
by mbSFBay on 4 Aug 2013 Posted 7 years ago
All, Any buyers out there - please check with Megans law website and confirm if a prospective purchase does not have a pedophile staying next door. In the excitement of...

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From Fox Business - All signs Point towards another Housing bubble (video.foxbusiness.com)
by mbSFBay on 2 Aug 2013 17 comments, latest 7 years ago
The professor expresses concerns (singles out SF Bay area and Phoenix) about a new bubble forming. http://video.foxbusiness.com/v Also, from last year, this video from Robert Shiller - he talks a...