I’ve got a new piece on Burbed on why SF house prices and rents going up so much, which is a response to this article on CNN/Money.  The article is actually pretty interesting, going more deeply than usual into causes of low supply and high demand for the high end.  I’m republishing my piece here in full, [...]

I’m the primary content creator for Burbed, and people send in all kinds of housing fail for the blog.  Our readers often comment on how the local markets are doing when they send along a problem listing.  And I’ve now heard from three different Mountain View correspondents that anything listed in the good close-to-Google neighborhoods, [...]

Republished from Burbed. While the parent company of the Wall Street Journal, News Corporation, is getting a proper punching across the pond, let’s see how Rupert Murdoch’s business-as-usual cheerleader reports on the causes of The Second Great Depression. Twelve Facts That May Surprise You About the Housing Bust By Nick Timiraos, The Wall Street Journal, May 4, [...]

Happy Monday!  We’ve got another exciting story for you, about some riveting residents who really respect realtards.  Read on! Squatters issue restraining order against real estate agent KTVU Channel 2, Posted: 9:49 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 ANTIOCH, Calif. —  A Bay Area real estate agent said she’s being taken to court by squatters in [...]

Step One: Incorporate as a bank.  This guy did it wrong. Restitution ordered for man convicted of stealing house By JESSICA M. PASKO – Santa Cruz Sentinel, Posted:   02/03/2012 02:06:34 PM PST Photo at right: Raymond Tate (on right), convicted house thief, appearing in court with attorney Steve LeBerge, in 2009.  (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel) SANTA CRUZ [...]