Housing Reporter
Kate Talerico
Kate Talerico is a Bay Area News Group reporter covering housing for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. Before that, she covered growth and development at the Idaho Statesman, and lived in France for two years, teaching English to high school students. Kate graduated from Brown University with a BA degree in urban studies. She can talk for hours about urban planning, architecture, and design — and don't get her started on parking.
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Language: French
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11 of the 25 most expensive U.S. ZIP codes are in the Bay Area. Here’s where
For the seventh year in a row, Atherton's 94027 was the most expensive ZIP code in the U.S.
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Rents remain steady in the Bay Area — but perhaps not for long
Rent could pick back up again soon as high interest rates force would-be homebuyers to remain in the apartment market.
A ‘tsunami’ of eviction cases is hitting Alameda County. These elected officials are calling for a slowdown
Officials from Oakland, Berkeley and elsewhere call for more legal aid to tenants
‘Tenant from hell’ leaves LA Airbnb where she was staying rent-free
Elizabeth Hirschhorn was allegedly living rent-free at a Los Angeles Airbnb for 570 days — but she finally moved out on Friday, the landlord says.
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In Alameda County’s busiest week in eviction court history, tenants must pay up, or move out
Alameda County's pandemic-era eviction moratorium ended earlier this year, meaning landlords awaiting rental payments are finally getting their day in court.
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San Jose house listed for $1.5 million comes with meth lab. Buyer gets the cleanup.
The Vista Park neighborhood home was previously lived in by the suspect in bombings of San Jose PG&E transformers.
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Shock over off-duty Bay Area pilot accused of trying to shut off plane’s engines in flight
The scary in-air situation renews questions about airline cockpit security and flight crew screenings.
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Less home for more money: Home prices rise as Bay Area buyers swallow higher interest rates
Even with interest rates at their highest level in 23 years, undeterred buyers are scrambling over a limited number of prices on the market, pushing up prices.
Newsom signs off on bills to increase California housing production, bolster tenant protections
Starting next year in California, homeowners can sell ADUs separately from their home, religious institutions can build housing on their land, and developers can add more homes along the coast.
Airbnb host’s ‘tenant from hell’ also lived rent-free in an Oakland house
A tenant who has grabbed headlines for squatting in a Los Angeles Airbnb for a year and a half without paying rent was also accused of squatting in an Oakland...