As the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors prepares to review a proposal that would require builders to make 15 percent of most new homes affordable to low- to moderate-income families, a competing plan is waiting in the wings.
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The Ramada Inn Downtown, home to the Sahara Motor Hotel 50 years ago, is getting what may be a more fitting name Aug. 21: Residential Commons.
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Despite the slowing housing market, real estate-related employment in the East Bay is holding steady. At least for now.
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After decades as a well-kept Worthington secret, the shaded suburban enclave of Rush Creek Village has a real estate market that defies convention as much as the houses themselves.
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Five years ago, Mark Stenger built his home around the concept of healthy lungs. Now, he wants to build a company around the same idea.
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