'Time to sell homes bought as investments? Some say yes (Market Watch) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- If you're one of the many Americans who snatched up homes as investment properties in the booming real estate market, now might be the time to sell, according to Jim Keene, co-author of "Retire on the House."
'SF Landlords Evicting Tenants (The Sacramento Union) SAN FRANCISCO?San Francisco landlords are evicting tenants at a pace not seen since the dot-com boom to convert apartment buildings into more valuable condominiums, officials said. Evictions under the Ellis Act, a state law that allows property owners to evict tenants if they are leaving the Rental business, rose last year to nearly the levels reached during the height of the dot-com and real