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San José Just Raised Its SB 9 Building Cap by 1,200 Square Feet.

A local ordinance quietly rewrote the math on every SB 9 lot split and duplex project in San José — and it's not the state law itself that changed.

Real Estate

T&T's San José Store Opened to Overflow Crowds. The Real Story Is the 20-Year Trend Line Behind It.

A new Asian supermarket drew a mobbed parking lot and sold-out shelves in June. Mapped against two decades of South Bay expansion, it is the latest stop on a structural trend.

Real Estate

A Backyard ADU Just Sold for $530K on Its Own Deed — What AB1033 Means for the South Bay

California's first separate sale of an ADU condo happened in San José. It opens a real door for buyers and owners — but a narrower one than the headlines suggest.

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