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200,000 housing units in Bay Area pipeline. Is it enough to move the needle?

Courtesy Emily Fancher

There are 200,000 housing units in the planning pipeline or under construction throughout the Bay Area and approximately 43 percent of those are rental units.

Housing units in Bay Area pipeline

Housing units in Bay Area pipeline

The housing pipeline number, which was reported by a Bay Area real estate consultancy, includes market-rate and affordable projects in San Francisco, the East Bay, Peninsula and Silicon Valley down through San Jose.

CLICK HERE for the full San Francisco Business Times article.

Intero founder Gino Blefari to take charge of Warren Buffett’s real estate franchise business

Congratulations Gino Blefari – A great businessman, leader, inspirational mentor who I appreciate many great years having been a part of his team!

Courtesy Inman News, June 10, 2014

Earl Lee, the veteran Prudential Real Estate executive who helped launch Warren Buffett’s new real estate franchise brand, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, will step down as CEO of parent company HSF Affiliates Inc. on Jan. 1 and hand over the reins to Gino Blefari, the founder of Intero Real Estate Services.

Cupertino, Calif.-based Intero Real Estate Services was acquired last month by Buffett’s giant brokerage firm, HomeServices of America Inc., giving the company a foothold in Silicon Valley.

CLICK HERE for the full Inman News article.