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Airbnb Had $56 Million Impact On San Francisco: Study

Source: Forbes, Nov 9 2012, 2:32am CST

One of the major questions about the sharing economy or collaborative consumption companies is how these services affect local economies and what economic benefits they bring. Now Airbnb, the Y Combinator ...

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4 hours ago

Higher than expected property taxes means L.A. County has more money to spend

Source: L.A. Daily News  |   May 24 2013, 9:44pm CDT

the plus side of $50 million is better than being on the minus side of $50 million, but the county has cut back more than $50 million - many times more - over the last four or five years," he said. "The board is going to have to decide how to s ...

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7 hours ago

Urban change comes to Surrey

Source: Globe and Mail  |   May 24 2013, 6:44pm CDT

Right now, it’s just a construction site surrounded by trailers, tucked under light rapid transit rails near Surrey Central station. But in less than three years, Surrey’s tallest building and first luxury hotel will stand, butted up against the Sky ...

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28 weeks ago


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"And if travelers are staying in a neighborhood like the inner Richmond, they’re more likely to spend the money at the local San Francisco business than they are if they’re staying in traditional hotel neighborhoods."


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9 hours ago

Moranbah rents go into freefall as mining bubble bursts

Source: Mackay Daily Mercury  |   May 24 2013, 4:41pm CDT

RENTAL prices have plummeted in the wake of the mining boom, with the average price of a Moranbah three-bedroom house dropping by about $1550. The Residential Tenancies Authority's comparison of rental prices in the Bowen Bas ...

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11 hours ago

Gordon & Rees Oakland lease: First sign of S.F. flight?

Source: San Francisco Business Times  |   May 24 2013, 2:26pm CDT

Get timely articles on the Commercial Real Estate sector. Blanca Torres covers East Bay real estate for the San Francisco Business Times. Gordon Rees LLP leased the 17th floor of 1111 Broadway in Oakland City Center to house 120 of its employees. S ...

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13 hours ago

Proposed Wake County budget would spend more but leave tax rate steady

Source: The News & Observer  |   May 24 2013, 1:06pm CDT

The Eastern Regional Center in Zebulon, N.C. AARON MOODY — amoody@newsobserver.com Buy Photo RALEIGH — The Wake County property tax rate would remain steady for the fifth year in a row under the budget proposed Mond ...

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14 hours ago

Parklets give every block a little park

Source: Greater Greater Washington  |   May 24 2013, 11:36am CDT

Residential density in DC is increasing at a faster rate than we can create public spaces for new residents to enjoy. Parklets, like those that have been cropping up in San Francisco, could provide much-needed green space whil ...

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20 hours ago

Americans plan summer vacations, but with incomes stagnant some families keep trips modest

Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune  |   May 24 2013, 5:43am CDT

Airlines, hotels and campgrounds are commanding higher rates and seeing more customers than a few summers ago, and luxury hotels are selling out. Local businessmen and state officials are optimistic. But for a travel industry ...

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23 hours ago

City selloff necessary

Source: Recordnet.com  |   May 24 2013, 2:47am CDT

Reality of bankruptcy demands unloading dozens of properties Stockton is about to hold a fire sale of sorts. The city hopes to unload dozens of pieces of property - from long-of-tooth downtown hotels and pasture lands surrounding ...

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1 day ago

Appeals court Oks Marin desal study

Source: Fresno Bee  |   May 23 2013, 4:36pm CDT

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- A state appeals court has okayed an environmental study of a Marin County water district's proposed desalination project. The Marin Independent Journal reported on Wednesday ( http://bit.ly/10Pm8do) that the 1st District Cou ...

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