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Grandmother's foreclosed home tests new California law

by Molly Solomon
May 6, 2021
The law gives tenants and nonprofits the opportunity to match a bid made at a foreclosure auction and purchase a property.
Jocelyn Foreman poses with a community land trust agreement during a signing ceremony and celebration at Malcolm X Elementary School in Berkeley on April 23.
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Adventures in Housing

Why one man purchased his childhood home

by Maria Hollenhorst
May 5, 2021
For Kell Harvey, the sale was more than a just a real estate transaction. The Tennessee home has been in the family for generations.
After his father’s death, Kell Harvey made the decision to purchase the home where he grew up. Above, Harvey’s son, Thomas Mark, in front of the family home.
Photo courtesy Kell Harvey
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When the spirit moves: Church real estate is heating up

by Matt Levin
May 4, 2021
Though some churches need to sell, many nondenominational churches are growing rapidly and looking for bigger digs.
Like residential real estate, church properties need curb appeal. This Walnut Creek church is listed for more than a million dollars.
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Desert homes become a hot commodity in California's real estate boom

by Benjamin Gottlieb
Apr 5, 2021
The housing rush is fueled by the pandemic and the desire of people who can work remotely to get out of the city.
An abandoned homestead structure in Wonder Valley. People who migrate from the city to the desert may have to deal with a lack of services, including municipal water.
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Workplace Culture

Work-from-home benefits may not outweigh long-term costs

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 22, 2021
You might save on commuting and buying clothes, but upgrading your living space to make working from home feasible can be costly.
Harvard business professor Chris Stanton said even a minor increase in working from home after the pandemic could add up to billions of dollars a year for workers.
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Google plans to invest $7 billion in real estate nationwide

by Erika Beras
Mar 18, 2021
CEO Sundar Pichai says the expansion plan is part of the company's efforts to diversify its workforce racially and geographically.
One of the reasons Google says it's branching out into new locations is to make connections with new communities.
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Who donated to Georgia runoff campaigns?

by David Brancaccio and Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 6, 2021
Most of the money from Wall Street went to Republican PACs.
Democrat Jon Ossoff has raised the most money in direct donations to candidates so far, according to the latest Federal Election Commission reports.
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Using commercial real estate to create economic opportunity

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Nov 18, 2020
"Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal spoke with Arturo Sneider, the CEO of Primestor, an LA-based real estate company that works in mostly underserved areas.
During the last recession, U.S. strip mall vacancies hit a 17-year high.
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What’s next for struggling shopping malls?

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 19, 2020
Mall real estate is facing a crisis with department store sales down and bankruptcies up.
A nearly empty mall in Bloomington, Minnesota, in June.
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"It's been busier than ever": What's behind LA's real estate resurgence

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Sep 17, 2020
The pandemic has surprisingly become a busy time for this mortgage broker.
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