
Kate Talerico
Housing reporter at The Mercury News
Housing reporter @mercnews and @EastBayTimes
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5 days ago |
sacbee.com | Kate Talerico
In the Bay Area, a fixed-rate mortgage isn’t enough to keep your housing costs steady. Homeowners association fees - which pay for everything from landscaping to garbage collection in condos, townhouses and other developments - increased a median of 30% in the Bay Area from 2019 to 2024, according to data compiled by Redfin for this news organization. That outpaces inflation in that time period, which increased about 22%.
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eastbaytimes.com | Kate Talerico
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mercurynews.com | Kate Talerico
Here’s where HOA fees have surged the most in the Bay Area Insurance premiums, repairs and maintenance are getting more expensive — pushing up homeowners dues
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1 week ago |
gazettextra.com | Kate Talerico
By Kate Talerico - The Mercury News (TNS) As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump's dreams of building in California could get derailed by regulations. On Sunday, the president announced in a social media post that he would direct the Bureau of Prisons and the FBI to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz to "house America's most ruthless and violent Offenders."Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 week ago |
thederrick.com | Kate Talerico
As it goes for so many real estate developers here, President Donald Trump’s dreams of building in California could get derailed by regulations. On Sunday, the president announced in a social media post that he would direct the Bureau of Prisons and the FBI to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz to “house America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.” Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
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