Bay Area home sales shot up 28.8 percent in April compared to March, a sign that mortgages are easier to obtain and more buyers jumped into the market, DataQuick Information Systems said today.

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From May 5-10, you may have noticed a number of people busy at work in some homes in your neighborhood.

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Change is being forecast in Campbell on Sunnyside Avenue, but the shifting climate is raising eyebrows and questions about what that neighborhood will look like in the future.

When a child loses a lovey, parents often stress as much as the owner of the precious toy, triggering frantic searches through the house, neighborhood and, in some cases, even cyberland.