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Residential building hits record levels around the Valley

From the article:Here’s a number that spells opportunity to developers and investors: 360,000. That’s the number of new jobs San Jose will add by 2035, according to the Association of Bay Area Governments. And it’s one reason — along with better access to capital — that developers are finally pulling the trigger on residential projects again....

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KB Home tackles high ground

From the article:KB Home is kick-starting construction plans for Communication Hill, perhaps the largest chunk of undeveloped land zoned for housing in San Jose. The homebuilder is under contract with longtime owner MTA Properties to purchase more than 300 acres on the hill in south San Jose, where it hopes to build up to 2,000 units on roughly 75...

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Foreclosures dive is good news for struggling Bay Area homeowners

From the article:The owner of iconic Pete’s Harbor in Redwood City will ask the Planning Commission to approve permits allowing developers to convert the floating community into a 411-unit waterfront housing complex that could uproot the boat-dwelling tenants who call the marina home. Developer Paul Powers of RWC Harbor Communities is asking for a...

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Wheeler Plaza moves forward

San Carlos City Council approves environmental impact report for Wheeler Plaza development

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