Housing Archives - Mountain View Voice https://www.mv-voice.com/category/housing/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:41:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.mv-voice.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mvv-512x512_480-100x100.png?crop=1 Housing Archives - Mountain View Voice https://www.mv-voice.com/category/housing/ 32 32 228520930 Newly built home in West Atherton sells for $29M https://www.mv-voice.com/home-sales/2024/08/02/newly-built-home-in-west-atherton-sells-for-29m/ https://www.mv-voice.com/home-sales/2024/08/02/newly-built-home-in-west-atherton-sells-for-29m/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 23:41:10 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/08/02/newly-built-home-in-west-atherton-sells-for-29m/

Nearly half of the 48 homes sold this week had price tags of $4 million or higher. Atherton saw the most-expensive recorded sale at $29 million, while Los Altos saw the most transactions.

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With the Fed on track to cut interest rates in September, home sales could jump following worst record since 1995 https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/31/with-the-fed-on-track-to-cut-interest-rates-in-september-home-sales-could-jump-following-worst-record-since-1995/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/31/with-the-fed-on-track-to-cut-interest-rates-in-september-home-sales-could-jump-following-worst-record-since-1995/#respond Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:14:32 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/07/31/with-the-fed-on-track-to-cut-interest-rates-in-september-home-sales-could-jump-following-worst-record-since-1995/ As borrowing costs remained elevated, California existing home sales registered the biggest monthly decline in the past year and dropped to the lowest level since the Great Recession in November. Photo courtesy PhotoSpin.

Silicon Valley house hunters having a difficult time finding homes for sale aren't alone. Low housing inventory seems to be a nationwide phenomenon.  

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Developer looks to build four-story condos in Mountain View, down the road from controversial builder’s remedy project https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/30/developer-looks-to-build-four-story-condos-in-mountain-view-down-the-road-from-controversial-builders-remedy-project/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/30/developer-looks-to-build-four-story-condos-in-mountain-view-down-the-road-from-controversial-builders-remedy-project/#comments Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:14:33 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=306323

A residential street in Mountain View is about to undergo some big changes, as a developer has proposed to build a four-story condominium complex in an area that until now, has largely consisted of single-family homes and two-story apartments.

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‘Very dirty’: Sunnyvale homeless shelter residents raise sanitation issues https://www.mv-voice.com/santa-clara-county/2024/07/29/very-dirty-sunnyvale-homeless-shelter-residents-raise-sanitation-issues/ https://www.mv-voice.com/santa-clara-county/2024/07/29/very-dirty-sunnyvale-homeless-shelter-residents-raise-sanitation-issues/#comments Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:25:42 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=306124

Homeless residents at the North County Shelter in Sunnyvale say a shift in management has heightened sanitation problems and workers are unequipped to handle older adults living there. Two residents of the Santa Clara County-owned shelter told San José Spotlight there are numerous unhygienic issues, including pests such as rats and scabies — in addition to […]

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California’s housing market sees decline amid high interest rates, but Peninsula buyers are still willing to pay over-asking price https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/25/californias-housing-market-sees-decline-amid-high-interest-rates-but-peninsula-buyers-are-still-willing-to-pay-over-asking-price/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/25/californias-housing-market-sees-decline-amid-high-interest-rates-but-peninsula-buyers-are-still-willing-to-pay-over-asking-price/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:47:50 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/07/25/californias-housing-market-sees-decline-amid-high-interest-rates-but-peninsula-buyers-are-still-willing-to-pay-over-asking-price/

Home prices and sales fell statewide in California in June as mortgage interest rates hovered above  7% throughout the bulk of May, when most of these sales opened escrow, according to a new report from the California Association of Realtors.

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Newsom orders state agencies to clear homeless encampments https://www.mv-voice.com/calmatters/2024/07/25/newsom-orders-state-agencies-to-clear-homeless-encampments/ https://www.mv-voice.com/calmatters/2024/07/25/newsom-orders-state-agencies-to-clear-homeless-encampments/#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:43:37 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=305302

Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered state agencies to remove homeless camps throughout California, his first major show of force since the Supreme Court granted state and local authorities more power to clear encampments.

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Silicon Valley evictions increase after pandemic protections expire https://www.mv-voice.com/santa-clara-county/2024/07/24/silicon-valley-evictions-increase-after-pandemic-protections-expire/ https://www.mv-voice.com/santa-clara-county/2024/07/24/silicon-valley-evictions-increase-after-pandemic-protections-expire/#respond Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:13:45 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=305004

Santa Clara County evictions have shot up over the past year, prompting local groups and governments to find ways to support renters.

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With $9M price tag, ‘glass’ house in Menlo Park is priciest sale of the week https://www.mv-voice.com/home-sales/2024/07/19/glass-house-with-9m-price-tag-sells-for-in-portola-valley/ https://www.mv-voice.com/home-sales/2024/07/19/glass-house-with-9m-price-tag-sells-for-in-portola-valley/#respond Sat, 20 Jul 2024 03:51:15 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/uncategorized/2024/07/19/glass-house-with-9m-price-tag-sells-for-in-portola-valley/

Menlo Park recorded the highest home sale for the week, while Mountain View saw the most transactions.

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Palo Alto nears state approval for long-delayed housing element https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/17/palo-alto-nears-state-approval-for-long-delayed-housing-plan/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/17/palo-alto-nears-state-approval-for-long-delayed-housing-plan/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:52:44 +0000 https://www.paloaltoonline.com/?p=521201

Palo Alto's plan to add more than 6,000 housing units by 2031 has yet to win state approval, but recent correspondence between City Hall and the state Department of Housing and Community Development suggests that the complex, high-stakes exercise is finally nearing the finish line.

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Community meeting set to discuss $20B housing bond https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/16/community-meeting-set-to-discuss-20b-housing-bond/ https://www.mv-voice.com/housing/2024/07/16/community-meeting-set-to-discuss-20b-housing-bond/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:15:22 +0000 https://www.mv-voice.com/?p=303113

The Bay Area's housing finance agency will meet Tuesday night to discuss a bond that would fund 72,000 affordable housing units around the region.The Bay Area's housing finance agency will meet Tuesday night to discuss a bond that would fund 72,000 affordable housing units around the region.

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