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No sympathy for TICs
Got a fascinating letter from a local lawyer named Richard Hurlburt, who has some thoughts on the TIC-condo conversion legislation sponsored by Sups. Scott Wiener and Mark Farrell. He writes:I’m a...
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Plan C, and the C stands for Condo conversions
No politically savvy San Franciscan has ever really bought the rhetoric espoused by the so-called “moderate” political action group Plan C that it's all about finding middle ground between what its...
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Condo conversion compromise in the works despite Realtors' resistance
SF Apartment Magazine advertises dozens of apartment buildings for sale and has advice on maximizing returns on the investment.[UPDATED BELOW] Negotiations between tenant advocates and real estate...
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No progress in condo conversion standoff, despite the Chron's spin
This poor PacHeights couple profiled by the Chron just wants a home they can sell. Should we blame tenants or Realtors?Liz Hafalia/SF ChroniclePerhaps it was just an unfunny April Fool's Day joke or...
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Proposal would halt condo conversions for ten years
Ted Gullicksen of the San Francisco Tenants Union joined supervisors in unveiling an alternative to controversial legislation.GUARDIAN PHOTO BY REBECCA BOWESan Francisco Supervisors Norman Yee, Jane...
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Rival condo conversion measures finally up for board vote
Tenants groups and Sup. Chiu, Kim, and Yee announce a condo conversion compromise in April.Rebecca BoweControversial condominium conversion lottery bypass legislation is finally headed for a vote by...
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Supervisors approve condo legislation with veto-proof majority
Tenant supporters lined the hall wearing stickers that said, "Stop Evictions. Save Rent Control Housing. Support the Compromise.Steven T. JonesThe San Francisco Board of Supervisors today voted to...
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Everyone but Mayor Lee sees SF's worsening "housing affordability crisis"
Homes should be for sale in San Francisco, but the city of San Francisco shouldn't be for sale.There was a clear theme that ran through yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting from beginning to end,...
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Chiu becomes City Hall's go-to guy for solving tough problems
David Chiu has become a more effective legislator since our last cover story profile of him on June 14, 2011.Keeney and LawAt the start of this year, when I wrote a Guardian cover story profile of Sup....
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SF bankers now exporting tenant-displacing TIC loans
Banker and mayoral appointee Stephen Adams is now exporting fractional TIC home loans to communities outside San Francisco.You Tube/AREAA-SFFractional mortgage loans used to convert apartments into...
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