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Kourosh Mirmedhi Pleads Guilty to Multi-Million Dollar Fraud

Defendant Kourosh Mirmehdi Admits to Conspiring to Arrange Kickbacks and Divert Payments Belonging to Williams Sonoma to a Shell Company and Private Accounts SAN FRANCISCO, CA (STL.News) Kourosh Mirmehdi pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges related to his role in a multi-million-dollar fraudulent kickback scheme, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Special Agent in Charge Darren Lian.  The plea was accepted by the Hon. Richard Seeborg, U.S. District Judge. In his plea agreement, Mirmehdi, 63, of Irvine, Calif., admitted he conspired with two co-defendants to divert and steal millions of dollars in commercial real estate broker commission rebates.  Mirmehdi worked for a global logistics company that assisted Williams Sonoma, Inc. (WSI) in securing commercial warehouse space.  WSI is a home-goods retailer headquartered in San Francisco that operates brands such as Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, and West Elm.  As an employee of the global logistics company, Mirmehdi assisted commercial real estate brokers in locating warehouses for WSI to lease.  Mirmehdi also assisted in negotiating the lease terms for WSI.  As part of the negotiations, WSI often was entitled to receive millions of dollars in broker rebates after entering into commercial leasing agreements.  Mirmehdi admitted that beginning around 2020, he was involved in a conspiracy to divert and steal those rebates. Mirmehdi acknowledged that the scheme involved duping commercial real estate brokers into sending rebates to a co-conspirator’s shell company rather than to WSI.  Mirmehdi and his co-conspirators—one of whom was employed by WSI—falsely represented to commercial real estate brokers that the co-conspirator’s company was connected to WSI.  In fact, the company had nothing to do with WSI and was merely a shell company owned by a co-conspirator.  Mirmehdi split the diverted payments with his co-conspirators.  In total, the scheme to defraud garnered approximately $4.1 million, with more than $1.35 million going to Mirmehdi. Mirmehdi was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 11, 2023.  He was charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349; four counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343; and one count of money laundering conspiracy, in violation of 18 U.S.C § 1956(h).  Under the plea agreement, Mirmehdi pleaded guilty to the wire fraud conspiracy and the money laundering conspiracy counts.  If Mirmehdi complies with his plea agreement, the remaining counts will be dismissed at sentencing. Mirmehdi is currently released on bond.  His next appearance is on November 14, 2023.  Mirmehdi now faces a statutory maximum of 20 years in prison for each of the wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy counts, as well as a $250,000 fine for the wire fraud conspiracy count and a $500,000 fine for the money laundering conspiracy count.  As part of any sentence, the court also may order Mirmehdi to serve an additional term of supervised release and to pay restitution, if appropriate.  However, any sentence will be imposed by the court only after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and the federal statute governing the imposition of a sentence, 18 U.S.C. § 3553. Charges against Mirmehdi’s three co-defendants remain pending. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Ross Weingarten and Christiaan Highsmith are prosecuting the case with the assistance of Elizabeth Kim.  The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the IRS-CI. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice Read the full article

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Housing market is hot in San Jose CA

Introduction

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) December 19, 2019 - The housing market in San Jose is hotter than ever. With so many people moving here to work and live, the housing prices has increased significantly over the past few years. According to a recent report by Zillow Group on home values across the country, San Jose is one of the top cities for real estate appreciation. In fact, it's expected that home values will continue to increase in 2020 as well.

There's a lack of housing in most major cities

The problem is that most cities don't have enough housing. If we're going to make sure that everyone has a place to live, we need to build more homes in places where people want to live. Cities like San Francisco and New York City have seen their rents skyrocket because demand for housing there far outstrips the supply of available units.

In those cities, there's an extremely vocal minority of residents who believe the answer is not building more housing but rather discouraging developers from building at all. They argue that if we restrict growth and density in our urban cores, prices will stabilize due to a lack of supply—but no matter how hard they try, they won't succeed in solving this problem without new development on vacant land elsewhere within their communities or beyond them into nearby suburbs (which would increase commute times).

The only way out of this problem is through increased density across metropolitan areas: increasing population densities while maintaining quality of life standards such as walkable access between transit stations and schools; reducing car dependency through density bonuses; allowing smaller lot sizes so more houses can fit on each block; preventing builders from raising heights over existing ones unless they provide additional open space (i.e., requiring setbacks); allowing duplexes/townhomes instead of single family homes where appropriate; preserving existing structures rather than tearing them down when redevelopment occurs (especially if they're historic); etcetera ad nauseam...

San Jose, CA has the highest average asking rents in the country.

The most expensive cities in America are San Francisco, San Jose, New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington D.C. These six cities account for about 30% of all households in the United States but take up more than 60% of the housing market's value.

San Jose is a hot spot for high-paying jobs and as a result has the highest average asking rents in the country at $3,612/month according to Zillow data (the lowest was Memphis TN at $945/month).

Demand is up

The demand for housing is high in San Jose, California. Many people are willing to pay more for housing than they used to. Some renters are willing to pay more for better amenities like air conditioning and on-site laundry, while others are happy with their current apartments but would be willing to move if they knew they could get a shorter commute or better schools.

Affordable housing is being built, but it's not enough.

There are several reasons why the housing market is so hot in San Jose. The cost of land and construction has made it more expensive to build new homes, which means that the demand for affordable housing will always be high. Permitting requirements often add months or years to the timeline of a project depending on what kind of building is being constructed, requiring appeal processes and environmental assessments before anything can begin. In addition, NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard) fight tooth and nail against any development that might impact their property values or viewsheds—and if you don't have enough money for an attorney? Well then tough luck! Regulations vary from county to county within California, making it difficult for developers who need permits from multiple agencies within multiple jurisdictions just to get started on their projects. Lastly, COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on construction costs as well...

The percentage of renters who are rent-burdened is up in San Jose. 

If you're going to be a renter in San Jose, don't expect to save much money. The percentage of renters who are rent burdened has increased from 50% in 2016 to 56% in 2017. If you're not familiar with the term "rent burdened," it means that more than 30 percent of your income goes toward rent each month. It's no wonder why so many people are looking for new places to live; even though prices have gone up since 2016, so has wages and employment rates—meaning that now more people can afford homes than before.

Housing prices are at their highest since 2007.

In the San Jose metro area, the average single-family home price for the last quarter of 2017 was $1,086,000, which is up from $1,062,000 in Q1 2018. The median price did not increase much because there were more sales at lower prices than higher ones.

Housing prices and rents have increased more quickly over the past year than they did during the previous four years.

San Jose's rental market is heating up. The average asking rent has climbed 7% since this time last year, to $2,180 per month. That’s the highest it’s been since 2012 and nearly double what it was in 2009.

The housing market is hot as well: The average sale price of a house in San Jose surged 11% over the past year to $1.1 million—the highest level ever recorded by CoreLogic DataQuick. In fact, it’s almost twice what homes sold for back in 2009!

It should come as no surprise that all those increases have made homeownership difficult for many people in California's Silicon Valley region (and elsewhere). According to Zillow Research senior economist Aaron Terrazas: "The U.S., overall, has an undersupply of housing."

New construction is not keeping pace with demand, and prices are climbing to record levels

Demand is outpacing supply, so prices are climbing to record levels.

The problem is that there just aren't enough homes to meet the growing demand and rising population. San Jose's population grew by nearly 10 percent in the last six years alone—about twice as fast as national growth. And while new construction has been on the rise since 2011, it's not keeping pace with demand: In 2018 alone, there were only 2,900 housing starts while 9,000 units were built in 2017 and another 7,000 in 2016. That means you have to be careful about which neighborhoods you choose if you're looking for affordable housing. Unfortunately for those hoping for a quick fix from developers building more single-family homes or condos (including those proposed for downtown), their projects will take time before they start construction due to high costs associated with hiring labor and materials like steel beams necessary for new construction projects today

Conclusion

If you’re considering making a move, now's the time to act before prices rise even higher.

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Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad or Rashād /ˈfɪliːʃəˈrɑːʃəd/ (born June 19, 1948) is an American actress, singer and stage director. She is known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–92), which earned her Emmy Award nominations in 1985 and 1986. She was dubbed "The Mother" of the African-American community at the 2010 NAACP Image Awards.

In 2004, Rashad became the first black actress to win the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play, which she won for her role in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun. Her other Broadway credits include Into the Woods (1988), Jelly's Last Jam (1993), Gem of the Ocean (2004), and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2008). She won a NAACP Image Award when she reprised her A Raisin in the Sun role in the 2008 television adaptation. She has also appeared in the films For Colored Girls (2010), Good Deeds (2012), and Creed (2015).

Early life

Rashad was born Phylicia Ayers-Allen in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Vivian Ayers, is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated artist, poet, playwright, scholar, and publisher. Phylicia's father, Andrew Arthur Allen, (d. 1984), was an orthodontist. Rashad's siblings are jazz-musician brother Tex (Andrew Arthur Allen, Jr., born 1945), sister Debbie Allen (born 1950), an actress, choreographer, and director, and brother Hugh Allen (a real estate banker in North Carolina). While Rashad was growing up, her family moved to Mexico, and as a result, Rashad speaks Spanish fluently.

Rashad studied at Howard University, graduating magna cum laude in 1970 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She was initiated into the Alpha Chapter during her tenure at Howard University.

Theatre

Rashad first became known for her stage work with a string of Broadway credits, including Deena Jones in Dreamgirls (she was Sheryl Lee Ralph's understudy until leaving the show in 1982 after being passed over as Ralph's full-time replacement) and playing a Munchkin in The Wiz for three and a half years. In 1978, she released the album Josephine Superstar, a disco Concept album telling the life story of Josephine Baker. The album was mainly written and produced by Jacques Morali and Rashad's second husband Victor Willis, original lead singer and lyricist of the Village People. She met Willis while they were both cast in The Wiz.

Other Broadway credits include August: Osage County, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Gem of the Ocean, Raisin in the Sun (2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play/Drama Desk Award), Blue, Jelly's Last Jam, Into the Woods, and Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death. Off-Broadway credits include Lincoln Center’s productions of Cymbeline and Bernarda Alba; Helen, The Story and Everybody's Ruby at the Public Theater; The Negro Ensemble Company productions of Puppet Play, Zooman and the Sign, Sons and Fathers of Sons, In an Upstate Motel, Weep Not For Me, and The Great Mac Daddy; Lincoln Center's production of Ed Bullins' The Duplex; and The Sirens at the Manhattan Theatre Club. In regional theatre, she performed as Euripides' Medea and in Blues for an Alabama Sky at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. Other regional theatres at which she has performed are the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. and the Huntington Theatre in Boston.

Rashad was the first black actress of any nationality to win the Best Actress (Play) Tony Award, which she won for her 2004 performance as Lena Younger in a revival of the play A Raisin in the Sun by playwright Lorraine Hansberry. She was nominated for the same award the following year, for Gem of the Ocean. Several Black women have won in the Best Actress (Musical) category, including the late Virginia Capers, who won in 1973 for her portrayal of Lena in the musical adaptation of Hansberry's play, entitled Raisin. Rashad also won the 2004 Drama Desk award for Best Actress in a Play for A Raisin in the Sun by tying (split award) with Viola Davis for the play Intimate Apparel.

In 2007, Rashad made her directorial debut with the Seattle Repertory Theatre's production of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. More recently, in early 2014 Rashad directed a revival of Fences, also by Wilson, at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, NJ, which ran to generally positive reviews, and continued an ongoing focus on Wilson's work, including a well-received production of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom that she directed at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles in late 2016.

In 2008, Rashad starred on Broadway as Big Mama in an all African-American production of Tennessee Williams's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Cat on a Hot Tin Roof directed by her sister Debbie Allen. She appeared alongside stage veterans James Earl Jones (Big Daddy) and Anika Noni Rose (Maggie), as well as film actor Terence Howard, who made his Broadway debut as Brick. In 2009, she appeared as Violet Weston, the drug-addicted matriarch of Tracy Lett's award-winning play August: Osage County at the Music Box Theatre.

From March 17 to May 1, 2016, Rashad played the lead role of Shelah in Tarell Alvin McCraney's play Head of Passes at The Public Theater. Her performance was positively reviewed.

Film and television

Rashad received a career boost when she joined the cast of the ABC soap opera One Life to Live to play publicist Courtney Wright in 1983. She is best known for the role of attorney Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. The show, which ran from 1984 to 1992, starred Bill Cosby as obstetrician Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable, and focused on their life with their five children. In 1985, Rashad co-hosted the NBC telecast of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with Pat Sajak and Bert Convy.

When Cosby returned to TV comedy in 1996 with CBS's Cosby, he called on Rashad to play Ruth Lucas, his character's wife. The pilot episode had been shot with Telma Hopkins, but Cosby then fired the executive producer and replaced Hopkins with Rashad. The sitcom ran from 1996 to 2000. That year, Cosby asked Rashad to work on his animated television series Little Bill, in which the actress voiced Bill's mother, Brenda, until the show's end in 2004. She also played a role in the pre-show of the Dinosaur ride at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom theme park as Dr. Helen Marsh, the head of the Dino Institute.

Rashad played "Kill Moves" wealthy mother on Everybody Hates Chris on December 9, 2007. In 2007 she appeared as Winnie Guster in the Psych episode Gus's Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy. She returned to the role in 2008, in the episode Christmas Joy.

In February 2008, Rashad portrayed Lena Younger in the television film adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Kenny Leon. Starring core members of the cast of the 2004 Broadway revival at the Royale Theatre of Lorraine Hansberry's 1959 play, including Audra McDonald as Ruth Younger, and Sean Combs as Walter Lee Younger. The television film adaption debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and was broadcast by ABC on February 25, 2008. According to Nielsen Media Research, the program was watched by 12.7 million viewers and ranked #9 in the ratings for the week ending March 2, 2008.

In November 2010, Rashad featured as Gilda in the ensemble cast in the Tyler Perry film For Colored Girls, based on the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf by Ntozake Shange. Rashad explained in an interview with Vibe Movies & TV in 2010, that "I saw the original Broadway play. I thought it was amazing how such a story that wasn’t pretty was poetry. Usually poetry is about lofty things and this was the poetry of speech and the movement of everyday people. I found a little bit of it off-putting to tell you the truth, because it was so angry when I saw it. And I think Tyler Perry has added an element here that wasn't in the original stage production, and that is the necessity for taking responsibility for one's own self otherwise you are just living to die. That is where he wrote the line [in the film], "You gotta take some responsibility in this. Otherwise you are just living to die".

In 2012, she starred in another Tyler Perry movie Good Deeds. Also in 2012, Rashad played Clairee Belcher in the remake of Steel Magnolias (the role originated by Olympia Dukakis). This version has an all African American A-list cast, including Queen Latifah as M'Lynn, Jill Scott as Truvy, Condola Rashād as Shelby, Adepero Oduye as Annelle, and Alfre Woodard as Ouiser.

In 2016, Rashad was cast as a recurring guest star in the role of Diana DuBois in the third season of the Lee Daniels-produced Empire television series on Fox.

In 2017, Rashad portrayed Bishop Yvette A. Flunder, pastor of The City of Refuge Church in San Francisco, CA, as past of the Dustin Lance Black mini-series When We Rise. Her appearance in show highlighted the compassion of the church, the commitment of its leadership and the loving home the church provides to minister in the tough, primarily African-American community in San Francisco.

Personal life

Rashad's first marriage, in 1972, was to dentist William Lancelot Bowles, Jr. They had one son, William Lancelot Bowles III, who was born the following year. The marriage ended in 1975. Rashad then married Victor Willis (original lead singer of the Village People, whom she met during the run of The Wiz) in 1978. Their divorce was finalized in 1982.

She married former NFL wide receiver and sportscaster Ahmad Rashād on December 14, 1985. It was a third marriage for both of them and she took his last name. They were married after he proposed to her during a pregame show for a nationally televised Thanksgiving Day football game between the New York Jets and the Detroit Lions on November 28, 1985. Their daughter, Condola Phyleia Rashād, was born on December 11, 1986 in New York. The couple divorced in early 2001.

Awards and honors

2003: Honored as Woman of the Year by the Harvard Black Men's Forum

2005: received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (D.F.A.) degree from Brown University

2011: received an honorary doctorate degree from Spelman College for her work in the Arts

2011: named the first Denzel Washington Chair professor in Theatre at Fordham University, supported by a $2 million gift from the actor

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Norman is a lifelong East Bay resident, who’s family settled in Pleasanton Ca in 1906. A recognized heritage family connected to the Tri Valleys founding, his family were both entrepreneurial business owners and ranchers spanning 5 generations in the Bay Area and Tri Valley. His father, Norman Sinai Sr., led the family in business by establishing himself as one of the largest luxury car dealers on the west coast.

Norman's client list is a virtual whos' who of real estate industry professionals that have their pick of any of the top Realtors to work with. From top real estate attorneys, managers of title companies, and even other Realtors, they call Norman Sinai for his unparalleled expertise, strong sales and marketing skills and his driven "get it done", yet caring approach.

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Summer of Love 50th People Gathered in Support of Boots Hughston Park Permit Hearing Which was Denied Flashback to 40th from Jon Hammond

San Francisco CA -- Summer of Love 50th People Gathered in Support of Boots Hughston Park Permit Hearing Which was Denied Flashback to 40th from Jon Hammond Photo credit Chris Smith - L to R Jon Hammond, Donny Baldwin, David Freiberg (Jefferson Starship) earlier today at San Francisco City Hall #WATCHMOVIE HERE: Summer of Love 50th People Gathered in Support of Boots Hughston Park Permit Hearing Which was Denied Flashback to 40th from Jon Hammond Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/JonHammondWestFestPt2of2byJonHammondHammondCastKYOURadio Part 2 of 2 West Fest Celebration of 40th Anniversary of Woodstock free concert in Speedway Meadows Golden Gate Park Oct. 25, 2009 covered by Jon Hammond HammondCast KYOU Radio releasing of the doves, Jefferson Starship, Lester Chambers, El Chicano, Paul Lobster Wells, Bruce Lattimer shots by Mr. Hammond backstage and from crowd going to #29 bus ©JON HAMMOND Intl. - special thanks Boots Hughston, Terence Hallinan photo credit: Jude Gold / Ipek Davaz, Designer Wow...Rock Historic Photo from Chris Smith this morning folks!: "Chris Smith Donny speaks! He actually had no idea they were going to ask him to speak. He totally improvised and hit it out of the park. Go Donny! Peace and love! ❤️ (Donny Baldwin)" San Francisco City Hall​ -- 50th Anniversary Summer of Love​ of Love Support for Boots Hughston​ permit hearing - Jefferson Starship​'s Donny Baldwin​, David Freiberg​ , Chris Smith​ keyboards for Starship - photo: Jon Hammond​ - if all goes smooth we'll see ya' June 4th in Golden Gate Park for the big gig folks! "Summer of Love Event Permit Hearing Open to Public 10am February 16th in Room 416 San Francisco City Hall, show up! Jon Hammond c u there" http://jonhammondband.com/blog.html/summer_of_love_event_permit_hearing_open_to_public_10am_february_16th_in_room_416_san_francisco_city_hall_show_up_jon_hammond_c_u_there/ Photo by Lawrence Gay -- Jon Hammond​ Tomorrow folks! 50th Anniversary Summer of Love​ Event Permit Hearing Open to Public 10am February 16th in Room 416 San Francisco City Hall, show up! Jon Hammond c u there http://jonhammondband.com/blog.html/summer_of_love_event_permit_hearing_open_to_public_10am_february_16th_in_room_416_san_francisco_city_hall_show_up_jon_hammond_c_u_there/ Summer of Love Event Permit Hearing Open to Public 10am February 16th in Room 416 San Francisco City Hall, show up! c u there, Jon Hammond Breaking News By Sam Whiting folks / SFGATE http://www.sfchronicle.com/art/article/Parks-commission-gives-Summer-of-Love-anniversary-10938889.php?cmpid=gsa-sfgate-result Park Commission says no to Summer of Love anniversary concert By Sam Whiting, San Francisco ChronicleFebruary 16, 2017 Updated: February 16, 2017 7:02pm Julius Karpen, who was the manager for Big Brother and the Holding Company, speaks at a rally by supporters of a proposed Summer of Love concert on the steps of City Hall in San Francisco, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017 before attending a meeting of the Recreation and Park Commission to appeal a decision to deny a 50th anniversary concert in Golden Gate Park. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle: A City Hall rally followed by two hours of impassioned testimony that included a man on his knees begging and a sing-along to “Give Peace a Chance” failed to convince the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission that it should allow a free 50th anniversary Summer of Love concert in Golden Gate Park. By a unanimous vote Thursday, the commission upheld a staff decision to deny promoter Boots Hughston a permit for his planned June 4 event at the Polo Field in Golden Gate Park. Because of concerns over public safety, traffic, lack of organization and a wildly fluctuating crowd-size estimate, Hughston was advised to find a partner with more concert promotion experience and submit a new application. This almost certainly means a free concert will not happen during the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love, he said. “We’ve given them everything already, but I’m willing to do it again,” Hughston said after the vote. He promised to resubmit an application, “but I don’t see what difference that will make.” Hughston said he has spent nine months on the event and planned to pay the $200,000 cost out of pocket. Because he had put on a 40th anniversary Summer of Love celebration in the park, he believed his permit probably would be granted and announced the concert a few weeks ago. Performers were to include Eric Burdon and War, and the original rhythm section of the Santana Blues Band. But his permit application had not been approved, and on Feb. 7 Rec and Park sent Hughston a terse rejection letter. Turns out the bands were no more agreeable than Rec and Park. Michael Carabello, conga drummer with the original Santana band, read about the show in The Chronicle and called to say, “This is the first I’ve heard of it.” On Facebook, Burdon’s wife and manager, Marianna Burdon, wrote: “This world is full of deluded characters spreading false information for their own opportunistic purposes. ... Eric was never confirmed, as I declined the appearance immediately and the fact is, War was never even mentioned in our discussion.” But Hughston had another Eric up his sleeve: Clapton. His name was bandied about, along with the Dalai Lama, at Thursday’s hearing. The day had started with great promise. After the rain, about 100 flower children — yes, they still exist — carried placards to the steps of City Hall. After a rally, they checked their placards at the door and proceeded to a fourth-floor hearing room. The capacity of 63 was soon met. When commission President Mark Buell asked how many planned to testify, 63 hands went up. So he set a two-minute maximum for each speaker. “That should get us out of here by late tonight,” he said. When advised of these rules, Brian Rohan, who described himself as a “hippie lawyer” starting with client Ken Kesey, said, “I understand what the rules are. I’ve been breaking every rule in this city for 40 years.” But everyone calmed down and was nearly put to sleep by a long budget discussion that preceded the appeal. Many of the speakers, who overflowed into a secondary room, took their full two minutes just to give their Summer of Love credentials, though none could top Buell’s own. Not only was he here, he said, but also his stepdaughter was born during the Summer of Love. Her name is Summer Tompkins. One by one they lined up to vouch for the reputation of Hughston, 68, a real estate flipper living in Mill Valley who was a colleague of the late Family Dog promoter Chet Helms. “The whole world is watching us. How can we not have a Summer of Love concert?” said Trina Robbins, 78. “The worst thing that might happen is that a bunch of senior citizens get stoned on pot.” The thought of this reduced Ann Cohen, one of the founders of the San Francisco Oracle underground newspaper, to tears. “We are all in our 60s and 70s,” she pleaded, “and we want to do it again one more time.” But even tears could not stop Boots from getting the boot. Which is rare, because of the 55,000 Rec and Park permits sought each year, less than 1 percent are denied. “The commission did not deliberate for one second,” said Kenneth Wine, attorney for Hughston. “This was a setup from the get-go.” Wine said he is advising Hughston to take the Summer of Love to Oakland. “Whatever heart was beating in San Francisco got put to rest by the Park Commission today,” Wine said. Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: swhiting@sfchronicle.com Instagram: @sfchronicle_art See Boots Hughston pleads his case for a Summer of Love anniversary concert: http://bit.ly/2lpfqA6 Mill Valley CA -- Very powerful photo of my friends Nick Gravenites and Julius Karpen at Memorial for my old friend Ron Polte - 2 icons of Blues and Rock, #NickGravenites @NickGravenites (The Electric Flag) #JuliusKarpen (Manager of Big Brother and The Holding Company) transplanted to California from Chicago just as myself and Ron as well - great to see Nick & Julius! Jon Hammond​ http://jonhammondband.com/blog.html/breakfast_with_ron_rest_in_peace_ron_polte_manager_of_quicksilver_ace_of_cups_wild_west_fest__jon_hammond/ "Breakfast with Ron, rest in peace Ron Polte manager of Quicksilver Messenger Service - Band​, Ace of Cups, Wild West Fest - Jon Hammond" "-- RIP my friend Ron Polte - manager of Quicksilver, Ace of Cups, Wild West Fest - Jon Hammond (my band opened for Copperhead on one of the very few live gigs they played in 1972 at The Longbranch Saloon) Tam Junction and Piatti Mill Valley Restaurant - Breakfast with Ron, rest in peace Ron Polte - Jon Hammond : *Note: We had a lot of fun in the old days at 759 Harrison Street San Francisco when we shared rehearsal space with The Quicksilver Messenger Service at Bruce Hatch's San Francisco Radical Laboratories aka SF Rad Lab in years 1968 / 1969 (not to be confused with radiation lab folks! I am still in touch with QSM guitarist Gary Duncan, sending my condolences Gary! - JH" Jon Hammond goes organic with the Osterizer model 442 Beehive classic blender....danger I'm back in the kitchen folks! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osterizer Osterizer is a brand which has been used by Oster Manufacturing for its line of blenders since 1946. It is claimed to be the first mainstream brand of blender,[1] though technically the Waring blender brand was introduced in 1937. In 1946, Oster acquired the Stevens Electric Company, which had received a patent on the liquifying blender in 1922. Oster itself was bought by Sunbeam Corporation in 1960. Osterizer blenders tended towards heavy construction and motors. While this raised cost, many early-model Osterizers still function today, and are more powerful than a majority of contemporary consumer blenders. Oster Platinum Face 60-Minute Timer celebrated the 80th Anniversary on December 2010. - Oster Anaheim, California​ -- Good to see my friend Achim Gleissner​ at Winter NAMM Show​! Jon Hammond​ #Sennheiser #evolutionmicrophone http://jonhammondband.blogspot.com/2016/09/sennheiser-evolution-microphone-jon.html Sennheiser​ evolution microphone Jon Hammond Breakfast Interview I am deeply saddened to lose my good friend and fellow musician Rudy Lawless folks - Rudy Sheriff Lawless - Rudy was a shining light of inspiration and my go to man for council for many years - he played with more dynamics than any drummer I've ever played with and right up until the end he was taking his drums all around NYC on the same Kart-A-Bag wheels we all use - most generous and swinging cat...my heart goes out to Gloria and all those who loved Rudy - Rest In Peace Rudy! Sincerely, Jon Hammond Session at Canopus Drums NAMM Show with Arno and Heinz - Photos by Lawrence Gay http://jonhammondband.com/blog.html/namm_show_canopus_drums_session_by_jon_hammond/ NAMM Show Canopus Drums Session by Jon Hammond #WATCHMOVIE HERE: NAMM Show Canopus Drums Session by Jon Hammond Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/NAMMShowCanopusDrumsSession Youtube https://youtu.be/noZRV3WW7OQ Vimeo https://vimeo.com/200553239 NAMM Show 2017, Camera Credit: Jesse Gay, thanks Jesse! -- Thanks to our good friends at Canopus Drums for the Organ Trio Session today with Heinz Lichius drums, Arno Haas tenor saxophone, Jon Hammond​ organ - powered by TecAmp USA neo bass cabinet - and beautiful Italian designer Keyboard Stand by Bespeco Professional, Alex Mingmann Hsieh / P. 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Renting Out Your Home on Airbnb? City Dwellers, You’d Better Watch Out

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New York City–bound travelers who dream of booking a night through Airbnb in the gilded Trump Tower should brace themselves for disappointment: According to the New York Daily News, a resident on the 30th floor of this famous building who’d been charging vacationers $300 to $450 a night was recently forced to pay a $1,000 fine for violating New York’s new ban on short-term rentals.

Yelena Yelagina, who’s owned her Trump Tower apartment since 1998, first listed her place on Airbnb in September, according to the New York Times. Since Trump fever was building, her apartment quickly got booked up. But only a month later in October, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law making it illegal to advertise short-term rentals online (meaning less than 30 days).

Yelagina (who refused to be interviewed by the media) pulled her listing off Airbnb in February, but in March, the law caught up with her, meting out a $1,000 fine—the first of two such penalties in New York.

But experts warn that this crackdown, and its ripple effects, are just beginning.

The new rules on short-term rentals

Sure, short-term rentals on Airbnb, HomeAway, VRBO, and other sites can be cash cows for homeowners, as well as a budget-friendly option for travelers seeking to avoid steep hotel prices. Yet experts also argue that these rentals can have negative impacts on neighborhoods. For one, having a parade of vacationers coming and going can be noisy and annoy the neighbors; it can also affect the stock of affordable housing in the area.

As a result, experts say that most major cities have enacted (or are considering) laws to regulate this arrangement; New York’s crackdown is hardly an anomaly.

“Almost all cities are trying to minimize negative impacts to neighbors, avoid commercial activity in residential areas, and maintain its stock of affordable rental housing,” says Chuck Reed, a real estate attorney and the former mayor of San Jose, CA, who passed an ordinance on short-term rentals in San Jose while he was in office.

And the fines can be substantial. From last March to mid-August, the city of Miami Beach, FL, issued fines totaling $1.59 million on 106 cases involving short-term rentals (starting at $20,000 for a first-time violation). In this area, short-term rentals are allowed only in certain districts, and completely barred in all single-family homes.

And even if you own a place that you’re renting out legally to long-term tenants, don’t assume you’re safe. In November 2016, NBC reported on San Francisco building owner Sondra Halperin who was fined approximately $22,000 because one of her tenants was renting out his condo on several short-term rental sites. As crazy as it seems, Halperin, as the building owner, had to shoulder the fine (later reduced to $1,000), because city code mandates that the property owner is responsible. Since June, San Francisco has issued about $874,000 in similar penalties.

Ultimately, the rental sites themselves could be at risk. In March 2017, Miami city commissioners passed an amendment that would “have the city look into suing short-term rental platforms like Airbnb,” Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon told The Real Deal.

The right way to rent out your place

But don’t be fooled—short-term rentals aren’t going anywhere. If you’re still interested in renting out your place, there are ways to do it right to ensure you don’t fall into any legal trouble.

While short-term rental sites such as Airbnb often have pages outlining the legal logistics of renting out your place, experts say it’s also wise to check your own city’s ordinances and state laws. A simple Google search for “short term leases in [your city]” should point to toward a website (ideally run by your city council) that will have all the information you need, says Bob Massi, an attorney in Henderson, NV, who has experience handling real estate issues.

“Checking directly with city agencies is a good idea,” agrees Reed. He recommends starting with the planning department or the housing department either online or on the phone. Cities that have passed ordinances often have information posted on their website.

If you live in a development or condominium community, check your covenants, conditions, and restrictions, or CC&Rs, as well as the HOA bylaws and regulations for any restrictions. Be aware of any local taxes or other requirements that might apply, including zoning codes and business or rental licenses.

And law aside, it’s also important to take every precaution to not annoy your neighbors.

“Even though there may not be any prohibitions on renting, it’s important to rent your space out to the right people, because if there’s any nuisance caused, you can find yourself facing a lawsuit,” says Massi.

Do your due diligence on the people who will be staying in your home, and make sure they are aware of any noise, smoking, or parking policies.

And renters: Be a good neighbor—even if you’re temporary.

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Highest Paid Lawyer Types: Which Field Is Best?

If you want a lucrative, satisfying career, but you’re not cut out for being a doctor, computer scientist, or engineer, you probably decided to obtain a law degree. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the average lawyer’s salary is $144,230. But where your job is, where you went to school, how long you’ve been practicing, and what type of law you specialize in are all important factors in determining your salary. 

First, we’ll look at factors that impact your salary, and then we’ll look at five specific specializations that offer the most bang for your law-school buck. Here, then, are considerations that affect your salary:

Where you go to school

The top United States law schools are hard to get into. If you can get into a top-25 school and want to maximize your earning potential, opt for one of those tops law schools.

While the cost of law school will be substantial at a top 25 school (likely in excess of $55,000 per year for tuition), there’s a clear link between the law school you attend and your income potential during your legal career. If you’re particularly interested in breaking into Biglaw, most recruiting is done at the schools which are ranked highly by US News & World Report, so your best bet is to be on those campus when the firms come looking for candidates.

Bigger firms equal bigger paychecks

The size of your law firm will be one of your main salary determinants. So if you’re looking to become one of the highest paid lawyers, you may want to set your sights on a Biglaw job. 

There’s no standard definition of Biglaw, but it includes the group of private US firms that employ the most lawyers (500 or so), smaller firms that adopt the Biglaw salary scale, and medium-sized firms with substantial international presence. As you’d probably expect, you’ll find Biglaw jobs in big cities. 

About 20% of lawyers working for private firms are considered to be working in Biglaw. There’s cutthroat competition for these financially rewarding jobs.

Biglaw lawyers are usually paid on the Cravath scale—an associate compensation system based on the number of years as a practicing attorney and paid to New York lawyers working at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Cravath has historically set associate salary trends, but the use of the “Cravath scale” term is now more honorary than factual. In recent years, firms such as Milbank and Simpson Thacher have been the first movers on first-year associate salaries. 

The Cravath scale continues because firms compete for the top students from the best law schools. If one firm offers a higher salary, other firms tend to follow suit shortly afterward. 

Outside of Biglaw, the average starting lawyer salary is $73,000. Inside Biglaw, though, beginning compensation jumps to $190,000—2.6 times the average outside of Biglaw and nearly $10,000 per month more! Of course, Biglaw lawyers don’t enjoy the greatest quality of life, but that’s one reason why they get paid so handsomely.

Where you practice

These factors are somewhat intertwined—for instance, Biglaw jobs are in major cities—but there are also distinct differences between states and even cities. Here’s a handy chart that shows you what lawyers make in different states. 

One key takeaway from the chart is that there’s a tremendous variation in pay based simply upon the state where the job’s located. Here are the states with the highest salaries for attorneys:

1. District of Columbia — $192,530

2. California — $171,550

3. New York — $167,110

4. Massachusetts — $165,610

5. Connecticut — $153,640

But pay differs not only between states but between cities as well. For example, within the high-paying states of California, here are different salaries offered in three of the larger metro areas:

1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA —$198,100

2. San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division — $189,660

3. Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division — $189,150

Number of years in practice

With law schools increasing enrollment at a faster pace than employment, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to land a job as a lawyer, let alone one of the plum Biglaw jobs. However, once you’ve landed a job, your pay increases at a healthy clip.

Which type of law you specialize in

The type of law you practice will tremendously impact your salary. As you can see on this PayScale list of median attorney salaries (including bonuses, profit-sharing, and commissions), some types of attorneys make a lot more than others:

Patent attorney: $180,000

Intellectual property (IP) attorney: $162,000

Trial lawyer: $134,000 (remember, this is average; trial lawyers especially can be sink-or-swim)

Tax attorney: $122,000

Corporate lawyer: $115,000

Employment lawyer: $87,000

Real Estate attorney: $86,000

Divorce attorney: $84,000

Immigration attorney: $84,000

Estate attorney: $83,000

Public Defender: $63,000

Over time, this list may change. Estate attorneys used to rank higher on the list while compensation for IP attorneys has surged in recent years due to high demand.

Different sources, however, list other figures for various specializations. Some of the discrepancies may be due to factors previously discussed. Terminology can also be problematic. For instance, the term “patent attorney” and “IP attorney” are considered interchangeable in many contexts. 

Finally, there’s a difference between “median” and “average” salaries. The national median salary for lawyers is $144,230 while the average is $120,910. The median represents the middle number in a given sequence of numbers when it’s ordered by rank. For instance, when quiz scores are listed from lowest to highest—30, 56, 65, 70, 84, 90, 90, 91, 92—the median, or middle, score is 84. 

PayScale lists median attorney salaries, which are $20,000-plus higher than average salaries, but you can discern highest-salary trends using either measure. Money magazine came up with similar conclusions using average salary data. Here are highlights from Money magazine’s list of highest-paid lawyer specializations:

Medical Lawyers – $150,881 per year

If you can’t or don’t want to be a doctor, you can still make a good living in the medical field as a medical lawyer. These attorneys advise their clients on medical law and offer related services. When you think of medical lawyers, malpractice immediately springs to mind, but these attorneys also deal with other areas of health care law and personal injury. 

IP Attorneys – $140,972 per year

Since Intellectual Property (IP) lawyers’ services are in great demand, they’re accordingly well-compensated. These types of lawyers need to keep on top of three distinct properties of intellectual property law: patents, trademarks, and copyrights. 

One of the reasons IP lawyers make so much is due to the fact that it can be difficult to sort out IP facts and prove the case evidentially. These lawyers also often possess specialized knowledge and training in scientific or technical fields.

IP lawyers usually deal with patents that protect inventors’ rights and keep copycat competitors at bay during the time period the patent is valid. The stringent patent application process can be challenging even for experienced IP attorneys, so competition for the best, most experienced IP lawyers is high.

Trial Attorneys – $101,086 per year

Compensation for trial attorneys covers a broad range. Some are barely surviving while others are swimming in cash. However, there’s no doubt that a lawyer with a penchant for the courtroom can earn a decent living.

Successful trial attorneys should have a strong, wide-ranging knowledge of the law, but they also need to pay attention to tiny details that might tip the outcome of their cases. They need to stay current with new, potentially precedent-setting cases. Their verbal, writing, and memory skills should also be top-notch.

Personality also plays a huge role in trial attorneys’ compensation. The best trial attorneys are confident, persuasive courtroom performers who are nimble on their feet. Concocting strategies on the fly as new evidence surfaces, these attorneys understand how to work within established laws and use precedents to influence the outcome of their cases.  

Tax Attorneys – $99,690 per year

Tax attorneys make $80,000 on the low side and $105,000 on the high scale, with most practitioners making nearly $100K. This type of attorney represents a company that deals with federal, state, or even local taxing bodies.

Tax attorneys prepare legal documents and help devise tax-saving strategies. Of course, they need to keep abreast of changes in the ever-fluid tax arena and implement those changes in a timely fashion.

Corporate Lawyer – $98,822 per year

Like trial lawyers, there’s a broad range of income potential within this category. At the low end of the salary scales, some corporate lawyers make less than some schoolteachers–$66,000. The more successful corporate lawyers can earn well into six figures, though.

A corporate lawyer counsels clients on business transactions as they relate to the law, including the sale of businesses, acquisitions, and mergers. This type of lawyer prepares a flurry of contracts and reads through offers to ensure that the legalese is in the best interests of their clients, which are usually corporations and businesses. They also help create new companies, source venture capital, and facilitate the selling and buying of ownership interests. 

Law can be a satisfying, rewarding profession, but some specialties are more lucrative than others. If you’ve always imagined being a public defender and righting wrongs, that’s commendable, but realize you’re signing up for a modest lifestyle. Do your homework before you dive into law school, and begin with the end in mind. 

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ROBERT BIALKIN – THE NEGOTIATOR

Real Estate. Loans. Business.

Business: Robert Bialkin is a local broker / REALTOR®, mortgage loan officer, and attorney with an office in Downtown Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, and San Francisco. Robert has produced great results for his clients, earning him approximately 100 five-star client reviews online on sites like Google+, Yelp, and Zillow. His business is built on referrals from happy clients. Through their online reviews, clients have suggested Robert is the best person to work with for law, loans, real estate, and business. Robert’s business is relatively virtual, but he will travel for work in person.

Robert strives to always answer calls, texts and client emails promptly and uses technology to keep a competitive edge at the new pace of business. He also understands the importance of a good old-fashioned handshake and delivering on his promises. Robert offers free legal consultations, free real estate listings and comps, and fast, free mortgage pre-approval letters.

Robert is both a REALTOR® and mortgage loan officer, so he likely has the edge over the competition when presenting his client’s offer to buy a home. In this market, being able to say that Robert is handling both the free real estate listings and the mortgage financing may instill confidence in a seller, thus increasing the chances that your offer will be accepted. Sellers often prefer to work with buyers that are pre-approved by a reputable local agent. Robert also works well with other real estate, so if you prefer to use your current loan or real estate agent he can still get the job done. If you have ever been under-whelmed by the services provided by another agent, please give Robert the opportunity to earn your business.

Robert is both a commercial and residential real estate broker, which means he can also use his experience as an entrepreneur to help you broker the sale or purchase of a business. He has opened and sold his own businesses, so he brings real world experience and sage advice to the process. One of Robert’s passions is marketing and advertising, and it shows in the way he lists business and properties. He doesn’t just sell your property; he actually markets the listing with aggressive online marketing techniques to create high exposure and demand.

History: Born and raised in Northern California, Robert is a local concierge who knows the secret spots. Robert Bialkin’s early education was in the Waldorf community at Summerfield and Willowood (now SunRidge), before eventually attending Analy High in Sebastopol where he was a B student but an A athlete. Robert chose to pass on potential college football scholarships and instead attended SRJC for an associate degree before skipping a bachelor’s degree and testing directly into Empire Law School to earn his Juris-Doctorate. During law school, he worked for the Council on Aging as a paralegal while also opening his first business, Honeymoon Frozen Yogurt in Sebastopol, CA. He then sat for the bar exam only once before becoming an attorney and developing a thriving law practice. Robert later discovered a passion for real estate, so he became a real estate broker / REALTOR® and mortgage loan officer to help clients find their way home. Robert is a fierce negotiator, superb strategist, and loves a great deal.

Personal:  To stay sharp Robert prefers watching Shark Tank, brainstorming, and playing Magic the Gathering. Robert is a collector of rare, extraordinary minerals and fruiting plants and trees. He spends much of his time with his family and tending his gardens or orchard. To have fun Robert enjoys fishing or eating delicious/healthy/local foods with friends. Robert believes business and pleasure need not be mutually exclusive. Ergo, he has created a fresh, incubator-like atmosphere within his offices that attracts talented and interesting individuals. Robert aspires to be able to help anyone with anything. To that end, he has assembled a crack team of lawyers, accountants, consultants, developers, designers, artists, and entrepreneurs. Robert is an early adopter of, and a big fan of the Internet. He encourages philanthropy, volunteers when possible, and gives away a lot of free advice.

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As Russian Money Poured Into Cannabis, Giuliani Allies Scrambled to Partake

SAN FRANCISCO — At a restaurant meeting in California a few years ago, Brad Hirsch and one of his law clients gathered over a meal with two potential business partners: Andrey Kukushkin and Andrey Muraviev, an investor who had flown in from Russia.

Mr. Kukushkin and the Russian financier were hoping Mr. Hirsch could help them build a stake in the state’s burgeoning cannabis market, Mr. Hirsch said, and he helped them set up a real estate business that would cater to marijuana operators. Over the span of just a few years, Mr. Kukushkin would join or develop cannabis companies around San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, establishing a foothold in everything from real estate and cultivation to retail and delivery.

There was a reason that people like Mr. Kukushkin, who was born in Ukraine and later worked at a Russian investment bank, had a unique opportunity to get in on the ground floor. Federal law still treats cannabis as an illegal substance, and traditional banks have been wary of getting involved. Wealthy financiers have moved in to fill the void — including a growing cast of investors from Russia and former Soviet Union countries who have helped shape the industry's growth.

One of the nation’s largest cannabis companies, Curaleaf, is led by one of Russia’s most influential financiers and backed by another, allowing the company to pursue rapid expansion and hefty acquisitions. Investment firms have taken their own stakes: A San Francisco-based venture capital fund run by the Russian tech entrepreneur Pavel Cherkashin, backed largely by investors from Russia and the former Soviet Union, has put $2 million into Pure Spectrum, a Colorado-based business marketing CBD products.

“I think there is a strong fear of missing out back in Russia,” Mr. Cherkashin said. “It’s one of the most promising and rapidly developing markets.”

Mr. Kukushkin and some of his business partners appear to have gone a step further, funneling political contributions to candidates in Nevada and elsewhere in a way that has drawn the scrutiny of federal prosecutors. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury indicted four men, including Mr. Kukushkin, in a scheme to use money from an unnamed Russian to support politicians who could potentially help them obtain retail marijuana licenses around the country.

The indictment attracted widespread attention because two of the men charged are associates of President Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph Giuliani, and worked with Mr. Giuliani in the past to collect potentially damaging information about targets of interest to Mr. Trump in Ukraine.

They were accused in a separate scheme to conceal the source of a $325,000 donation to a pro-Trump super PAC, as well as other political contributions.

But when it came to Russian money flowing into the United States, prosecutors focused on its role in the Nevada marijuana business formed by Mr. Kukushkin and the others. The case illustrates how Mr. Giuliani’s allies were operating not just to advance the president’s political interests, but to build a political network of their own that would give them entree into one of the country’s more promising new industries.

Big Investors

The reluctance of traditional banks to touch marijuana financing has attracted private investors not from just Russia, but from China, Japan, South America and from around the United States. Mr. Kukushkin, according to the indictment, said he was trying to disguise the source of the Nevada venture’s money because of the financier’s “Russian roots and current political paranoia about it.”

Mr. Kukushkin’s lawyer, Gerald B. Lefcourt, declined to comment on the case.

Other investors with Russian backgrounds have been public about their involvement in the cannabis industry, and law enforcement officials do not appear to have raised questions.

Curaleaf, based in Massachusetts, is led by Boris Jordan, a businessman born in the United States who went on to build the investment bank Renaissance Capital in Russia, where he now leads the Sputnik Group, which has a major private equity division. The company’s other major individual investor was Andrei Blokh, a Moscow businessman.

In May, Curaleaf announced a $950 million deal to acquire the Oregon-based Cura Partners in one of the industry’s largest deals ever. In July, it followed up with an $875 million deal to acquire the Illinois-based Grassroots Cannabis.

Vedomosti, a Russian business publication, reported earlier this year that it had talked with eight investment funds of Russian origin that were either considering cannabis investments or had already pursued them.

Some states, including Oregon and Maine, tried to reap the benefits of a cannabis industry by requiring that companies be locally controlled. But that has been a struggle as the industry has pushed for open markets in order to get access to funding, said Andrew Freedman, who helped the lead the development of Colorado’s legal cannabis market.

“A lot of these states are trying to keep the money and the ownership interest within the four corners of the state,” Mr. Freedman said. “It simply isn’t happening.”

Federal prosecutors said the Russian money backing the business of Mr. Kukushkin and others was helping lay the groundwork of a multistate operation. The Russian partner, according to two people familiar with the case, was Andrey Muraviev — the man Mr. Kukushkin had brought to the meeting that day with Mr. Hirsch.

From Russia to California

Born in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa when it was still part of the Soviet Union, Mr. Kukushkin earned degrees at Odessa National Polytechnic University in engineering and finance in 1992, then worked in the Russian finance industry.

Even before entering the cannabis world, Mr. Kukushkin, 46, was living a comfortable life, with photos on Russian social media showing him vacationing at the elite French resort of Chamonix. Mr. Kukushkin listed himself as living in Ukraine, Russia and San Francisco.

In 2013, Mr. Kukushkin took up residence in a 1,400 square-foot condo a few blocks from San Francisco’s financial district.

Mr. Muraviev, meanwhile, was born in Russia and partially educated in San Francisco. He led a cement company in Russia before starting the investment company Parus Capital.

Together, their first foray into the cannabis industry appears to have been in 2015.

Records show that Mr. Kukushkin helped Mr. Muraviev steer a $1 million investment into a California cannabis management company, Venture Rebel, which helped run a San Francisco cannabis shop known as MediThrive.

Mr. Kukushkin and Mr. Muraviev expanded next into the Sacramento area, joining up with Mr. Hirsch, the lawyer who met with them in San Francisco, and his client, Garib Karapetyan. Mr. Hirsch said he lost his enthusiasm for the partnership when Mr. Kukushkin began to do things like demanding new terms in the 11th hour of negotiations.

In regulatory applications, another Kukushkin company, Oasis Venture, proposed a large cannabis cultivation site east of San Francisco, including a greenhouse that would have 22,000 square feet of cannabis canopy and a processing facility on an estate with garage space for 12 vehicles and panoramic views of the nearby Alameda County valleys and foothills.

In the last few months, Mr. Kukushkin has been pursuing a dispensary license in the Los Angeles area.

Sean Maddocks, a legal consultant who has helped in that effort, said Mr. Kukushkin approached him last year looking for guidance on where he could get additional licenses.

He said Mr. Kukushkin never discussed anything like campaign contributions or any improper effort to get a license.

Political Contributions

Federal prosecutors have seized on the issue of campaign contributions in the Nevada case, and that is where Mr. Giuliani’s associates from Florida entered the marijuana case: Lev Parnas, a native of Ukraine, and Igor Fruman, originally from Belarus — both now American citizens who have long lived in Florida — along with David Correia, another South Florida resident.

In the summer of 2018, according to federal prosecutors, those three men teamed up with Mr. Kukushkin to develop a multistate cannabis business strategy.

Two people familiar with the details of the federal case said the financier was to be Mr. Muraviev, who did not respond to emails or phone messages. Both Mr. Fruman’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, and Mr. Correia’s lawyer, Jeffrey Marcus, declined to comment. The lawyer for Mr. Parnas, Edward B. MacMahon Jr., did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Mr. Correia drafted a document that considered between $1 million and $2 million of potential political donations to help win marijuana retail licenses in Nevada and elsewhere, according to the indictment. Though donations from foreign nationals to American political campaigns are illegal, the indictment says that the Russian arranged two wire transfers totaling $1 million to Mr. Fruman that were intended at least in part for political candidates.

Near the end of October 2018, the group apparently realized that the deadline for getting a license in Nevada had already passed — “unless we change the rules,” Mr. Kukushkin said, according to the indictment. They talked about needing the support of a Nevada state candidate.

The indictment does not name the candidate being discussed, but a week later, records show, Mr. Fruman donated the maximum amount, $10,000, to both Adam Laxalt and Wesley Duncan. Both Republicans, Mr. Laxalt was the state’s attorney general running for governor, while Mr. Duncan was running to succeed Mr. Laxalt.

Mr. Duncan and Mr. Laxalt both said through spokespeople that they were unaware of any illegal activity and were returning the donations.

If the contributions and support were intended to produce a result, they failed. Mr. Duncan and Mr. Laxalt both lost their elections.

Mike Baker reported from San Francisco and William K. Rashbaum reported from New York.

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6 Actions Every Investor Should do Before Buying an Apartment Building

PALO ALTO, CA — Investment in multifamily properties continues to be one of the most attractive play’s in today’s real estate market. Whether you are a first-time investor or an existing apartment owner, here are the top six things to remember before your next purchase.

Carlos Azucena, founder of CFA Property Advisors of Marcus & Millichap, recommends investors review these six actions before their next purchase. Carlos focuses on small and mid‐size apartments where his expertise in valuation, 1031 exchanges, marketing, and negotiation have allowed him to achieve superior results for his clients. Here is the checklist Carlos utilizes with his clients.

1. Understand the market you’re investing in

Before deciding to make a considerable investment in an apartment building, it is important to understand what makes the area great (or not so great), and there is some basic information that can help you do that. Having a good understanding of market vacancy, current asking rents, and today’s interest rates will give you a good snapshot of what you are immediately facing were you to invest today. To understand future potential, know what drives employment in the area, what inventory is in the development pipeline, and how market rents are performing. These items and others can give you clues as to how your investment will perform in the future.

2. Know what factors affect your specific location

Knowing what factors play into the desirability of your specific location will give you an idea if you will be able to easily find renters and how high you can push your asking rents. For example, as traffic has worsened in many regions, public transit has become more important as renters look for ways to avoid long commutes. Questions you can ask yourself are, “Is the property near public transportation or does it have easy access to freeways? What is the tenant profile and why would renters want to live here? Is it close to their work or school? What kinds of amenities are available to them – retail, outdoor recreation, dining, and nightlife?”

3. Do your due diligence

Once your offer is accepted but before you complete your purchase, do your due diligence to understand the condition of the property and to make sure the books and records are in order. In commercial apartment sales (5 units+) unlike residential apartments (2-4 units), the seller is not required to provide a set of detailed disclosures although they are required to disclose any material facts. Your due diligence should at minimum include a full property and termite inspection on the physical side. Regarding books and records, a thorough review of all the leases, income/expense statements, natural hazard disclosure report and preliminary title report are among the critical items for your review.

4. Know the lending environment

Real estate is one of the few investments where you can readily secure large amounts of money from a lender to aid you in your purchase. Having a good lender on your team can either make or break your next purchase. It is important for you to identify the type of loan that best suits your need and what the lender’s requirements are. What type of lender should you go to – a portfolio or agency lender? Would you prefer a residential apartment loan or a commercial apartment loan? What are interest rates for a 5-, 7- or 10-year terms? Does it make sense to go interest only for a few years to have extra capital for improvements or a higher cash-on-cash yield?

5. Decide what is most important to you – cash flow, appreciation, tax shelter or all the above

Each type of real estate whether it be apartments, retail, office, land, etc, have their own pros and cons. In many instances that includes whether the property is more of a cash flow producing asset or if the value is more likely to be derived from appreciation. Apartments in tier one markets tend to provide the lowest initial cash-on-cash returns but often offer the promise if accelerated appreciation. If you are looking for more substantial cash flow from day one, perhaps looking at tier two and tier three markets may be a better fit.

6. Find a specialized agent

Finding an agent that specializes in apartment sales that can help educate you on all the factors above is critical to your success. Consider them part of your real estate network. A network that should include accountants, real estate attorneys, handymen, money lenders, professional property managers and even other real estate investors. A good, seasoned agent can be an invaluable resource by helping you develop your network and also educating you on current market conditions and location pros and cons.

Since 2005, Carlos Azucena has worked in commercial real estate specializing in the sale of multi‐family investments throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He joined commercial real estate sales powerhouse Marcus & Millichap and participated in the successful sale of over $2 billion worth of real estate in the early part of his career. During that time, Carlos specialized in the sale, marketing, and analysis of apartment buildings over 100 units for some of the region’s largest private and public investors including real estate investment trusts (REITs), sponsorships, private equity groups and some of the most influential developers in the area. It was his goal to take his experience from a highly competitive and sophisticated arena and share that with all apartment investors, regardless of the size of their portfolio.

Carlos Azucena is a real estate broker with ~15 years of experience working in institutional and private client apartment sales. He serves the San Francisco Bay Area

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  LOS ANGELES – Trial law firms McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP, Frantz Law Group, APLC and  Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian have filed a lawsuit on behalf of renters and property owners in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties against Southern California Edison Company (Edison) for the devastating Woolsey Fire that started on November 8, 2018, destroying 100,000 acres of land, including 75,000 homes and displaced an estimated 265,000 people. The lawsuit alleges that Edison negligently operated, repaired and maintained electrical equipment, as well as failed to adhere to electrical and fire safety practices, which resulted in the start of the Woolsey Fire. The fire is currently about 94% contained.

Ongoing investigations named Edison as a party at fault after the California utility company issued an alert on November 8, 2018 that there was a disturbance on the circuit near the Woolsey Fire origin.

“Had Southern California Edison Company followed the standard of care in inspecting, maintaining and repairing its overhead lines, properly maintaining its electrical equipment, and trimming away vegetation from its wires as is required by law and industry standards, the catastrophic Woolsey Fire could have been avoided,” said Patrick McNicholas, Partner at McNicholas & McNicholas, LLP.

“Southern California Edison has a duty to ensure that its overhead lines, poles and equipment are kept safe and free from dangers associated with the operation, management and control of high-powered electrical hardware,” said Jim Frantz, Partner at Frantz Law Group. “Especially in areas that are categorized as ‘High Fire Hazard Severity Zones,’ such as Ventura and Los Angeles Counties.”

“Edison failed to take reasonable precautions to protect residents from a clearly foreseeable risk, and their conscious disregard for safety caused widespread devastation,” added Richard Bridgford, Partner at Bridgford, Gleason & Artinian.

Background Information

On November 8, 2018, at approximately 2:22 p.m., Southern California Edison Company reported a disturbance on the Big Rock 16 kV circuit at its Chatsworth Substation near the origin of the Woolsey Fire. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) estimates that the Woolsey Fire ignited at approximately 2:24 p.m. As of November 19, 2018, the Woolsey Fire remains only approximately 94% contained and has burned nearly 100,000 acres of land, more than 1,500 structures as well as created an estimated $6.8 billion in insurance losses. The Woolsey Fire affected communities throughout Southern California, include: Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Woodland Hills, Malibu, Topanga, Calabasas, West Hills and many more. An estimated 265,000 people were forced to leave their homes resulting in them working to secure essential and basic necessities, such as food, shelter and clothing.

According to the lawsuit, preliminary investigations indicate that the Woolsey Fire’s ignition originated with negligently operated, repaired and maintained electrical equipment as well as poor electrical and fire safety practices, including sub-standard repair practices, maintenance practices, vegetation management practices and others. Negligently maintained equipment and sub-standard practices result in numerous fire risks, especially in fire-prone areas such as Ventura and Los Angeles Counties. Without following legal and industry-standard practices, negligently maintained high-voltage wires can become entangled in, or fall on, dry vegetation, resulting in electrical sparks and arcs which lead to catastrophic fires.

According to the lawsuit, had Edison followed the standard of care in inspecting, maintaining and repairing its overhead lines, properly maintaining its electrical equipment, and trimming away vegetation from its wires as is required by law and industry standards, the catastrophic Woolsey Fire could have been avoided. Instead, it is alleged that Edison knowingly and/or negligently fell below those standards and created the perfect storm for disaster when combined with the known presence of dry vegetation which fuels this type of fire.

Current and ongoing investigations, including those by CAL FIRE and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, include Edison as a party at fault for the Woolsey Fire.

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The Best Places to Live in America, 2018: Revenge of the Burbs!

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Home is where the heart is, home is where you make it—but given the option, wouldn’t you want to make your home and store your heart in a place with a great sense of community, excellent schools to set your kids up for success, and affordable homes so you can set yourself up for financial stability?

Of course you would. And we’re here to help!

For the second year in a row, realtor.com® teamed up with Money magazine to come up with its annual Best Places to Live list. Having focused on small towns last year, we set our sights this time around on places with populations of 50,000 or more.

To figure out the best of the best, we took into account more than 135,000 data points, covering economic health, public school performance, local amenities, housing, and cost of living. We disqualified places with high crime rates (more than double the national rate), depressed income (less than 85% of the state median), and a lack of racial diversity.

The resulting list doesn’t feature any of the nation’s best-known big cities (could it be due to their higher crime rates and skyrocketing home prices?), but many suburban towns that are within a decent commute of one. That means you get those classic suburban amenities (a big house, a backyard for barbecues, great public schools) without totally giving up on the big-bucks jobs and fun factor of the big city.

“For someone who’s starting from scratch, this is a list of areas with great quality of life, healthy housing markets where affordability is important, and great overall community,” says Danielle Hale, realtor.com’s chief economist.

Ready? Let’s take a cross-country tour of America’s top-drawer places, 2018. (See the list of all 50 here.)

Best Places to Live

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1. Frisco, TX

Median home price: $449,900 Median household income : $117,642 Population: 177,286

A three-bedroom home in Frisco for less than $500,000.

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For the first time in at least five years, Frisco topped the U.S. Census list of America’s fastest-growing big cities. From 2016 to 2017, the city added an average of 37 new residents every day. Over a year, that added up to a population jump of 8.2%.

The city about 30 miles north of Dallas is home to the splashy new headquarters of the Dallas Cowboys, The Star, a megacomplex that includes offices, a hotel, and swanky bars and restaurants. North Texas is on fire economically, and as Mayor Jeff Cheney pointed out in his (apparently unsuccessful) sales video aimed at snagging Amazon’s new headquarters, Frisco still has plenty of room to grow.

With its 177,000 people, Frisco is already a good-sized city—but one that still has a sense of community, says Julie Howell Stutts, who’s been a homeowner there for seven years.

“You still kind of feel like you know everybody here,” she says.

Schools here are top-notch and a prime draw for families. But while in the past the area’s housing consisted of mostly single-family homes, the recent spate of building has included apartment complexes more appealing to single professionals.

2. Ashburn, VA

Median home price: $519,990 Median household income: $120,862 Population: 49,692* 

A large home in Ashburn

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A couple of decades ago, Ashburn was a country town with just one grocery store. That’s when Kim Rabinowitch and her husband bought a townhouse, just after their marriage.

“We liked it because we could get a lot for our money back then,” she says. But they fell in love with the schools and their neighbors, and when they decided to trade up to a house, they bought one just down the street.

“People want to move into our school district,” Rabinowitch says. “Houses go on the market, and they’re on there for less than a day.”

With great schools and convenient transportation—it’s 10 minutes by car to Washington Dulles Airport and 40 minutes to the District of Columbia, plus there’s a new metro station to DC under construction—it’s no wonder that Ashburn has become popular with commuting federal employees. And other nearby suburban towns such as Tysons Corner and Fairfax offer more job opportunities closer to home.

Single-family homes, many with four to five bedrooms, dominate the housing stock, along with some townhomes. An impressive 83.4% of those homes are owner-occupied.

3. Carmel, IN

Median home price: $374,000 Median household income: $106,546 Population: 92,198

Coxhall Public Garden in Carmel, IN

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Just 26 miles north of Indianapolis, Carmel has become a sought-after suburban destination for its excellent schools and amenities.

“It’s mostly young families that are moving in,” says Kelly Lavengood, a real estate agent with the Lavengood Team in Indianapolis. “I frequently receive calls from people looking to relocate to Carmel from out of state.”

But it’s not just a magnet for parents—Carmel’s walkable downtown and plentiful parks also make it appealing to empty nesters.

“A lot of times, people think that suburbs are just an extension of the city,” Lavengood says. “But Carmel has really become an entity of its own.”

There’s a variety of homes for Carmel buyers to choose from, from entry-level abodes all the way up to mansions. Architectural styles vary, too—there’s even a pocket of midcentury modern homes designed by Avriel Shull.

4. Ellicott City, MD

Median home price: $558,950 Median household income: $121,019 Population: 70,780*

Shops in Ellicott City, MD

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Founded in 1772, Ellicott City has plenty of charm, particularly in its historic downtown district. Here, you can dip into boutiques and antiques stores in buildings that are pretty much antiques themselves.

But that doesn’t mean this place is stuck in the past. Its top-rated schools attract young families, and its affordable housing and access to two major metropolises appeal to professionals as well.

“The cost of living is high in Maryland; Ellicott City just happens to be located between Baltimore and Washington [DC], and it offers affordable housing,” says Jon Sandler, a real estate attorney who has been practicing in Ellicott City for 21 years. “Half the people are [Washington] Redskins fans, and the other are [Baltimore] Ravens fans.”

It’s the kind of place, he says, where locals stick around, or eventually come back to their roots. Many of the older buildings downtown have rental apartments upstairs, and there are also historic single-family homes, typically built with granite blocks, just outside downtown. There are also quite a few newer developments aimed at young professionals, Sandler notes.

But if you buy here, you’d best get flood insurance—the city has been subject to disastrous inundations in the past, and is weighing whether to invest tens of millions of dollars to redirect water from downtown.

5. Cary, NC

Median home price: $389,000 Median household income: $94,617 Population: 165,904

Four-bedroom home in Cary, NC

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Cary sits within North Carolina’s Research Triangle—an area of scientific innovation marked off by the cities of Chapel Hill, Raleigh, and Durham, which is home to more than 200 companies.

The area is rife with highly educated professionals who want the best schools for their kids—and Cary can offer that, says Merry Ann Cutler, a real estate agent and relocation expert with Re/Max United in Cary.

“Some of the people moving here are coming all the way from the West Coast,” she says.

Plus, it’s relatively affordable—you can buy a nice, single-family home here for $400,000.

“There’s a huge influx of people moving in right now, and construction can’t keep up with it,” Cutler says. “Homes sell very, very fast.”

Despite the development, there’s still plenty of green, crisscrossed by the largest number of walking and biking trails in the Triangle.

6. Franklin, TN 

Median home price: $549,900 Median household income: $88,961 Population: 78,321

Downtown Franklin, TN

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Franklin may bask in the reflected glow of nearby Nashville, but it has a gravitational pull of its own. Big-name companies such as Nissan, Schneider Electric, UBS Financial Services, and United Healthcare have offices here. The surrounding Williamson County is one of the country’s richest, with the lowest property taxes in the region and top-rated schools—a knockout combo.

“Franklin is a desirable place to call home,” says David Wright, a real estate agent with Benchmark Realty in Franklin. “It’s a variety of people moving in: families, empty nesters, and newly graduated professionals.”

Developers are still building out the city, Wright observes, with new communities and commercial areas. Westhaven, one of the most successful new communities that’s still under construction, has a target of 2,750 homes, townhomes, and condominiums. It features trails, resort-style pools, drop-in day care, and even a 37-seat theater. The townhomes and houses range from roughly $500,000 to $1,500,000 for 2,100 square feet to over 5,000 square feet.

7. Dublin, CA 

Median home price: $898,000 Median household income: $128,403 Population: 60,939

Dublin, CA homes

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If you thought there were no good places to live left in the San Francisco Bay Area—Crazy expensive! Unfriendly! Dirty!—well, Dublin is here to tell you that you are wrong. This East Bay burg has a small-town feel that you wouldn’t necessarily expect to find within just a few miles of Silicon Valley.

“Even though it has been rapidly growing, it still feels close-knit and family-oriented,” says Rebecca Briggs, an elementary schoolteacher (in neighboring Pleasanton) who’s lived there since 2002.

Like the other cities on this list, Dublin’s public schools are a prime attraction.

“Dublin stands behind its schools, and in turn that increases the level of educational excellence,” says Briggs, who sent her two children through the system. She notes that the community consistently votes to pass parcel taxes or bonds when they’re needed to meet the schools’ funding needs.

8. Highlands Ranch, CO

Median home price: $475,000 Median household income: $111,332 Population: 106,596*

Home for sale in Highlands Ranch

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While many towns have sections dominated by new construction and tract homes, in Highlands Ranch, that’s all there is. The entire suburb outside Denver was planned out back in the late 1970s by the California-based Mission Viejo Co. Highlands Ranch has since ballooned, with different parts being built out by various developers. But unlike some other communities that have experienced growing pains, this town already has infrastructure in place, like wider roads, to accommodate growth.

Terance Freeman and his wife moved to the area in 2013, mainly for a shorter commute to his job in Aurora.

“The first thing that I really noticed was how family-oriented the community was,” he says. He noticed there were always kids playing in the street.

And despite the community’s upscale reputation, he soon realized that it’s actually cost-effective.

“Per square foot for the area, we actually got a better bang for the buck than we did in Aurora or would in Denver,” he says.

The flip side is that without kids, Highlands Ranch loses a bit of its luster. Kevin Mullen lived in the community for 14 years. But with his sons nearing the end of high school, he’s decided to pull up stakes.

“I don’t think it lends itself to a place that you’d want to live once your kids are up and gone,” he says.

9. Sammamish, WA

Median home price: $1,137,000 Median household income: $153,253 Population: 64,548

Lake Sammamish

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Head due east from Seattle as the crow flies, and you’ll eventually find yourself in Sammamish, which has turned into a bedroom community for Seattle, Bellevue, and Redmond, home of Microsoft.

Ann Gallinger moved to Sammamish about four years ago from Gig Harbor, where she and her husband felt they didn’t click with the community. Sammamish was a different story.

“It’s been exactly what we’ve hoped for as far as a sense of community, people being involved, people being open, and having a sense of the importance of things that we feel are important”—including funding parks and schools, she says.

The Microsoft force is strong here—Redmond is just 6.5 miles away. And with workers continuing to pour into the area, builders have been cramming large, two-story homes onto modest lots.

Amy Nielsen Hanson has seen the city develop over the 21 years she’s lived there. When she bought her first condo, she was just 21—prices were still affordable then. These days, despite the building boom, there are fewer options for first-time buyers. In addition, infrastructure such as roads haven’t been improved at the same pace as the housing expansion.

“For people who actually do have to commute, it’s gotten atrocious,” she says.

10. Woodbury, MN

Median home price: $369,642 Median household income: $101,922 Population: 69,756

Woodbury, MN

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In Minnesota, there are the famed twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. And then there’s Woodbury, a suburb of St. Paul and the largest city in Washington County.

“Woodbury is the economic energizer of Washington County, which is basically all the eastern suburbs of Minneapolis,” says Matthew Johnson, a real estate agent with Anew Real Estate Group in Woodbury. “We have the largest population in the county and the most jobs. We’re known for great restaurants, great shopping, and great people.”

Health care provides both abundant job opportunities—280 of the 900 local businesses are in the health care industry, Johnson says—and good quality of life for residents who know they will be well taken care of.

A large part of the local housing stock is two-story houses with two to three bedrooms, Johnson says, and that’s what most families are looking for. Those homes run about $390,000.

Editor’s note: Median household income and population numbers are from 2016 U.S. Census data, with the exception of * entries, which use 2017 data. Home price data are from realtor.com.

Allison Underhill contributed to this report. 

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