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• Foreclosures at the high end increase across the Bay Area
  More million-dollar-and-up homes are going into foreclosure or forced into short sales, as the housing crisis catches up with those on the higher end of the market.

  Created: 2/6/2012 6:26:52 AM
• State suspends license of contractor in trench collapse that killed Hayward man
  State officials Friday suspended the license of the contractor building a home in Milpitas where an immigrant carpenter was buried alive over the weekend when a trench collapsed over him.

  Created: 2/4/2012 10:04:01 AM
• Restitution ordered for Santa Cruz man convicted of stealing house
  SANTA CRUZ -- A Santa Cruz man convicted in 2010 of stealing a Ben Lomond home will have to pay $1,895 in restitution to the rightful owners. Raymond Tate sentenced in May 2010 to five months in County Jail and three years' probation for felony charges of filing false property records and

  Created: 2/4/2012 9:23:47 AM
• DeSaulnier to host free foreclosure prevention workshop in Antioch Saturday
  Bay Area residents struggling to find ways to stay in their homes and pay their monthly mortgage are encouraged to check out a free foreclosure prevention seminar Saturday in Antioch.

  Created: 2/4/2012 8:20:32 AM
• Work under way to convert Alameda motel to affordable housing
  The Central Avenue property will eventually feature 62 apartments.

  Created: 2/3/2012 7:17:22 AM
• Closed Red Lion Hotel in Concord gets new owners and a fresh start
  The East Bay hotel that closed its doors without notice last May, leaving guests stranded without rooms and employees out of work without jobs, is poised to be resurrected under new owners.

  Created: 2/3/2012 7:02:49 AM
• Berkeley considers closing its multimillion dollar Wells Fargo account over bank's handling of foreclosure crisis
  Berkeley is considering closing its Wells Fargo account worth $350 million and entrusting the money to a community bank or credit union, saying the bank is partly to blame for the financial crisis of the last four years.

  Created: 2/2/2012 6:59:07 AM
• More mortgage relief from the White House -- but congressional OK doubtful
  President Obama announced a sweeping plan Wednesday to help underwater homeowners refinance into lower interest loans, but funding for the proposal must be approved by a combative Congress, lowering the possibility that it will help anyone soon.

  Created: 2/2/2012 6:52:50 AM
• Vacant Concord Hummer dealership may get new tenant
  ServiceMaster Clean looks to combine existing offices, add new workers

  Created: 2/1/2012 6:54:11 AM
• Home prices dropped in November in most U.S. cities
  WASHINGTON -- U.S. home prices fell for a third straight month in nearly all cities tracked by a major index. The declines show that most homeowners are not reaping the benefits from some signs of an improving housing market.

  Created: 1/31/2012 6:43:37 AM