1+ week, 4+ day ago   (449+ words) SAN JOSE — Citing “strong tailwinds” for the Silicon Valley economy, a London-based investment group has bought a vast South Bay real estate portfolio of dozens of office and research buildings in San Jose, Santa Clara and Milpitas. The purchases by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (921+ words) Actual wars. Trade wars. Pricey gasoline. Reignited inflation. And rising interest rates, notably mortgage rates. That 2026 summary doesn’t sound like a formula for California’s economy to fare better than the nation overall, according to some key business measures. However, my…...

3+ week, 19+ min ago   (749+ words) It’s been a wild ride for commercial real estate the past few years. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found when it reviewed July’s Green Street investment performance report for 12 slices of “institutional” properties — primarily large investments controlled by major property…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (567+ words) The state budget is an obvious source for anyone interested in how California finances its programs. However the budget, including the latest version enacted in June, is only a rough outline, a collection of suppositions and guesses, some educated, others…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (253+ words) SAN JOSE — A senior living apartment complex in San Jose has been bought by one of the nation’s largest real estate firms at a price that hints at rising values for this type of residential hub. The Novelle Senior Living…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (784+ words) SAN JOSE — The iconic IBM research center in south San Jose and chunks of adjacent empty land have landed a crucial city-approved rezoning — and have also enticed interest from developers in the site’s primary tech hub. Despite objections and opposition…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1082+ words) SAN JOSE — World Cup watch parties and other major sporting events brought large crowds and rare bursts of energy to downtown San Jose this summer. But a new national ranking underscores the challenge facing city leaders once those events end:…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (427+ words) SAN JOSE — With financial help from Apple, Housing Trust Silicon Valley has launched a $200 million fund to fuel a greater pace of affordable residential development in the Bay Area. The regional organization said the new endeavor, which it describes as…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (184+ words) Alameda County supervisors kick $30 minimum wage proposal off November ballot SiliconValley.com A proposed $30 minimum wage backed by nearly 50,000 Alameda County voters will not appear on the November ballot after supervisors ordered an economic study Tuesday, a decision organizers condemned…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (736+ words) As San Jose encourages residents to report an estimated 300 illegal donation bins across the city, readers ask: Where, then, should they donate their used clothes and goods? Some residents told this news organization these bins often provide the most hassle-free…...