• Where Southern California house rents rose the fastest last year,Jon Lansner

    Where Southern California house rents rose the fastest last year

    Southern California’s unaffordable homebuying market is helping to push up the cost of renting one.My trusty spreadsheet reviewed a year-end rent report from property-manager consultants Rentometer, which tracks three-bedroom houses in 857 cities nationwide, including 84 in Southern California. Thes

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  • Tips before starting major reconstruction or repairs at your HOA,Kelly G. Richardson

    Tips before starting major reconstruction or repairs at your HOA

    Homeowners and HOAs periodically face major construction contracts for renovation or repairs, particularly after a disaster. Here are some tips to help homeowners and HOAs needing a contractor.What’s the job? Contractors are often asked to prepare the necessary “scope of work,” describing the work n

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  • San Diego selects team to convert 101 Ash St. into low-income housing,Jennifer Van Grove

    San Diego selects team to convert 101 Ash St. into low-income housing

    A development team led by two women, including one local land-use official, bested a decades-old affordable housing firm in the behind-the-scenes real estate competition to convert San Diego’s 101 Ash St. office tower into hundreds of subsidized apartments.On Monday, San Diego City Councilmembers vo

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