• Tech exec bets on downtown San Diego with purchase of 2 office towers,Jennifer Van Grove

    Tech exec bets on downtown San Diego with purchase of 2 office towers

    Former SoftBank executive and technology investor Eric Gan hopes to speed up the economic recovery of downtown San Diego with his purchase of two office towers. Monday, real estate management entity Golden Columbia LLC purchased 1 Columbia Place, a 27-story skyscraper at 401 W. A St., and 2 Columbia

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  • California house investors target most-affordable counties,Jonathan Lansner

    California house investors target most-affordable counties

    You’re more likely to find California houses owned by investors in the state’s more affordable communities. That’s what my trusty spreadsheet found after reviewing a BatchData report from the third quarter of 2025 that calculates investor ownership of houses and townhomes nationwide. Investors in th

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  • Typical 2025 California home seller made $265,000 vs. $107,000 for US,Jonathan Lansner

    Typical 2025 California home seller made $265,000 vs. $107,000 for US

    California home sellers made more than double what their American peers made last year – but that gap is shrinking. My trusty spreadsheet took a peek at stats from Attom dating to 2008 that track the difference between the price a typical homeowner got when they sold vs. their purchase cost in 130 m

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