new development for sale signs are going upásot michael williams/realtor 06-12this lot is just under6000 square feet and its going for 160,000 realtor michael williams says his clients on crimson lane had been looking to sell and move out of state before the fire the prospect of waiting a year or 2 to rebuild was enough to convince them to sell the lot nowsoti had a lot of people ask if there more lots coming and i do think it's going to happena few blocks away on hopper avenue a coming soon sign is already up, presumably after the lot is cleared of debris and across the street this cash for homes sign realtors say despite the fire, the neighborhood remains desirable sotcoffey park is a great place to live, santa rosa has a strong sense of community its centrally located and beautiful wine county so everyone wants to live here. around the corner on kerry lane no for sale sign just the opposite as tom and sue fellbaum were decorating a christmas tree on their burned out lotásot tom & sue fellbaum/lost coffey park home in fire 103-109currently we are in a 25 foot trailer so there's no

when we come back, we'll speak with a realtor who had such bad issues with her hoa that she now workso educate folks about buying in hoa communities. [ woman vocalizing ] ♪ >> welcome back. i'm bob massi, the property man. jill schweitzer. well, she got burned and harassed by her hoa. but she didn't take it laying down. >> about five years ago, i bought into a bad hoa. i discovered that they weren't spending the money properly. and then, also, i was surprised at how they handled insurance claims, not treating everybody the same. >> she created hoa savers and is working to educate homeowners and help them navigate the often tricky world of homeowners associations. >> as a realtor, i was surprised to learn that we're not taught anything about hoas. so everything i've learned was through my own experience. >> as a realtor, jill says she wants her clients to know exactly what they're getting into when they buy in hoa communities so there are no surprises later on. what do people give up when they decide to buy a home that has an association? what type of things are they actually giving up

. >> reporter: this realtor says new federal limits on mortgage interest deductions and tax writeoffs could deal a big blow to the housing market. >> when you con trastrain the sy by causing uncertainty, the loss of deductibility, that will make people think twice. >> reporter: the new law only allows interest on new mortgages up to $750,000. down from $1 million. and federal deductions for state and local taxes including property taxes will be limited to $10,000. >> so the fundamentals of the market are strong. >> reporter: the president of the bay east association of realtors -- >> the tri-valley, you will see some effect because the median price is over a million dollars. so if you gaetyou get a 20% loa will have some effect. >> we're all badly damaged by the new tax law. >> reporter: and which you can says there may be relief for seniors. >> to let people who are seniors or handicapped keep their tax base and move up or down as many times as they find prudent. that will help a great deal. >> reporter: the california soerksz of realtors is working to xwagather enough signatures qua

and they often turn to erin as their realtor. >> through erin, we bought four houses, three of which were investments and one my daughter and son-in-law live in. >> how did you view the idea of commission, a commission-based contract? >> by the time you do 6 percent commission on the sale of a house, especially in california where we live, that's a chunk of money. >> right. >> for one piece of business. >> for one transaction. but in the past, that was the way, at least, you did the business. >> you had to. >> no choice. >> no alternative. >> when her husband passed away, she decided to sell some of the investments. >> my financial adviser really wanted me out of the real-estate business. >> mm-hmm. >> so i went to erin with that house. and he said, "oh, by the way, i'm doing this new thing." >> did you ever get a sense that you would -- sort of the services would not be as extensive as if it was on a commission? >> i wouldn't agree to an arrangement that did not add all of those things that you come to expect from your listing agent. >> bottom line is, you saved a lot of money. >> y

06-12this lot is just under 6000 square feet and its going for 160,000 realtor michael williams says clients on crimson lane had been looking to sell and move out of state before the fire the prospect of waiting a year or 2 to rebuild was enough to convince them to sell the lot nowsoti had a lot of people ask if there more lots coming and i do think it's going to happena few blocks away on hopper avenue a coming soon sign is already up, presumably after the lot is cleared of debris and across the street this cash for homes sign realtors say despite the fire, the neighborhood remains desirable sotcoffey park is a great place to live, santa rosa has a strong sense of community its centrally located and beautiful wine county so everyone wants to live here. around the corner on kerry lane no for sale sign just the opposite as tom and sue fellbaum were decorating a christmas tree on their burned out lotásot tom & sue fellbaum/lost coffey park home in fire 103-109currently we are in a 25 foot trailer so there's no room for a treet and we wanted to brighten up the neighborhood a little bit

06-12this lot is just under 6000 square feet and its going for 160,000 realtor michael williams says clients on crimson lane had been looking to sell and move out of state before the fire the prospect of waiting a year or 2 to rebuild was enough to convince them to sell the lot nowsoti had a lot of people ask if there more lots coming and i do think it's going to happena few blocks away on hopper avenue a coming soon sign is already up, presumably after the lot is cleared of debris and across the street this cash for homes sign realtors say despite the fire, the neighborhood remains desirable sotcoffey park is a great place to live, santa rosa has a strong sense of community its centrally located and beautiful wine county so everyone wants to live here. around the corner on kerry lane no for sale sign just the opposite as tom and sue fellbaum were decorating a christmas tree on their burned out lotásot tom & sue fellbaum/lost coffey park home in fire 103-109currently we are in a 25 foot trailer so there's no room for a treet and we wanted to brighten up the neighborhood a little bit

the realtor was checking on a client's home... unfamiliar car parked in the driveway. it was packed with stuff from inside the house. the woman told the realtor that she was an investor who was interested in the property. he didn't buy it... and called police. along with looting charges.. the woman is also facing drug and d-u-i charges. ( james ) as the north bay reels from october's firestorm... a secret santa is hard at work in santa rosa.( darya ) neighbors tell kron 4's gabe slate that the effort is helping them heal. at first glance the coffey park neighborhood in santa rosa is still very dreary depressing lifeless the trees are gone, the houses gone, the north bay firestorm wiped it outbut if you look closer something is sprouting up. something colorful something joyful lookingit's christmas.sound from - ronnie duvall - holiday decorating coffey parkronnie duval had several friends who lost homes here in the coffey park neighborhood and he wanted to make it easier for them when they have to visit their burned out home.sound

kathryn is his realtor. she'll be helping him every step of the way. representing the seller is geoff. kathryn's already shown him two homes. next up is a three-bedroom, 1,900 square-foot home in henderson, nevada. >> gino, the home we're gonna look at now is a home that was built in 2000. it's right around the square footage that you were looking for -- three-bedroom, two-story home. i think you'll really like the backyard, as well, so should we go take a look inside? >> all right, let's go. >> great. ♪ >> come on in. >> thank you. >> the nice thing about this house, which is somewhat unusual, is we have a downstairs master, so it gives you the functionality of a one-story for ease of livability, but you have the use and space of a two-story. [ tires screeching ] >> hold on. back up a minute. before you even step foot in the house, there's some critical things you got to know. number one -- always really understand your finances. outside of getting married, well, buying a home -- it's the biggest commitment you're ever going to make. many first-time b

realtors say that these parts of santa rosa are still a desirable place to live. place to live, santa rosa has a strong sense of community its centrally located and beautiful wine county so everyone wants to live here.>( james ) but not everybody is ready to leave the area. one couple who has lived in santa rosa for 28 years were out decorating a christmas tree yesterday. that couple says they plan to rebuild. ( james ) the north bay firestorm is bringing some attention to the shortcomings of emergency alerts.. california's top emergency manager says the vulnerability of cell phone service is hurting public safety warnings. that came at a hearing yesterday about the failure of the emergency warning system after the fires. the flames burned cell phone towers... and even knocked out telephone lines... cable t-v and internet. emergency officials say one of the main problems is most public warning systems rely on áprivately owned communication s network. and the state has áno authority at the moment to order private companies to strengthen their systems. ( darya ) com

i want to pick up realtor tim ambrose before i hit the next place. how do you increase your chance of the seller accepting the offer? >> i encourage my buyers to submit what i call a love letter. i encourage them to send a photo of themselves. it's basically telling the seller how much you notice pride of ownership, what they've done with the home and how you can see yourself growing older and making that your home because now the seller can get a true idea of who is buying their home. >> reporter: the last area where you can find houses under half a mill and still close to san francisco is in west contra costa county. the bay east association realtors reports the average price here is $573,000. we're looking at four cities, pinole, san pablo, richmond and el sobrante. this house is a three bedroom house in a very nice neighborhood for $400,000. it's pending. not too far away in san pablo this house is listed for half a million dollars, four bedrooms and ready to move in. even in this crazy expensive market there are still places where homeownership

realtors say that these parts of santa rosa are still a desirable place to live.offey park is a great place to live, santa rosa has a strong sense of community its centrally located and beautiful wine county so everyone wants to live here.>( james ) but not everybody is ready to leave the area. one couple who has lived in santa rosa for 28 years were out decorating a christmas tree yesterday. that couple says they plan to rebuild. ( james ) the north bay firestorm is bringing some attention to the shortcomings of emergency alerts.. california's top emergency manager says the vulnerability of cell phone service is hurting public safety warnings. that came at a hearing yesterday about the failure of the emergency warning system after the fires. the flames burned cell phone towers... and even knocked out telephone lines... cable t-v and internet. emergency officials say one of the main problems is most public warning systems rely on áprivately owned communication s network. and the state has áno authority at the moment to order private companies to strengthen their s

and realtors exct to see an increase in 2018. and continued strong sales growth in the south. >> quijano: president trump talked up the new tax cut today as he visited firefighters in west palm beach, florida. but based on recent tweets, the russia investigation is what's really weighing on his mind. chip reid is traveling with the president. >> i have nothing to do with russia. everybody knows it. that was a democrat hoax. it was an excuse for losing the election. >> reporter: president trump has repeatedly condemned the investigation of his campaign's contacts with russia. in a tweet yesterday he once again attacked the f.b.i. for its role, call the agency "tainted." but even before the investigation began, the u.s. intelligence community concluded that russia did attempt tofluenl election in president trump's favor. the question for special counsel robert mueller is whether the trump campaign, or even the candidate himself, worked with or colluded with effort. >> there is absolutely no collusion. >> reporter: trump's lawyers p

according to realtors.andard deduction will cause fewer homeowners to itemize, therefore taking away the tax incentives for home ownership, and the realtors chief economist said that could have a chilling effect on future sales, especially with home prices continuing to surge. carl >> diana olick in washington, thanks so much for that. busy day for you >>> when we come back, stocks continue their record run, although dow slightly in the red. the results of a brand-new cnbc survey are out, and it seems the richest americans may be less optimisticbo t authe markets we'll talk about that when "squawk on the street" comes back a tiny sword? bread...breadstick? a matchstick! a lamppost! coin slot! no? uhhh... 10 seconds. a stick! a walking stick! eiffel tower, mount kilimanjaro! (ding) time! sorry, it's a tandem bicycle. what? what?! as long as sloths are slow, you can count on geico saving folks money. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >>> it is the dow dog that one techni

the college ...amy pace/ realtor: "it's a stones throw from oxy." ...here president barrack obama spent some time long after the original owners broke ground.crystal cruz/ reporting"when the house was was built more than 100 years ago it cost a little more than $3,000 to build. fast-forward to today: the asking price - more than 300 times that amount."(nats)walking through the two story home you can see the past everywhere.(nats)but can you look past what needs to be done in the future.amy pace/ realtor:"somebody was talking about putting in a pool."amy can and she's banking on a cash buyer will too.amy pace/ realtor:"it'll find it's right person." (vicki) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(granti) steve aveson and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. ((steve))thank you grant and vicki....next a six we are tracking the fallout from the jury's decision.to acquit jose garcia zarate of murder and manslaughter charges in the killing of kate steinle. tonight we speak with san francisco public defender jeff adachi about what's next in the case...and why t

i'm da lin, kpix5. >>> realtors say often the listed price is not the final price.depending on the interest the property can go for much much more. >>> it's a tradition dating back to 1987 inside the house of prime rib. the san francisco 49ers offensive line comes for dinner. >> they're getting along and are enthusiastic. this is the best losing season i've ever seen. >> reporter: with one game left in the regular season and a new year dawning, just after that, we wanted to know, what are the 49ers resolutions? >> win. win always win. >> build on the fact that we're functioning efficiently. we're becoming someone of a force to be reconned with. >> i think we will continue to get better as a team and ride the momentum we've had. >> reporter: we also wanted to know about the team's order. how do they take their prime rib. >> red gold baby. >> how much prime rib can a line men take down. >> i would say 30. >> coach benson is realistic. >> a lot of pounds. i don't know if it's like five each. i'm guessing. >> it's owner who has the real skinny of the appetites of the gu

why realtors say it's bad for business in the long run. >>> new this morning, $142,000. that's the amount valero will have to pay the bay area air quality management district to settle violations at its t its refinery. the violations include emission limits, minor hydrocarbon leaks from storage tanks, and also some related to administration. >>> as people rush to pay their property taxes by the end of the year, new alarms are being sounded in the bay area about the potentially damaging effects on the bay area housing market. abc 7 news reporter laura anthony has the story. >> those factors will hit heavily. >> reporter: realtor mark ross says new federal limits on mortgage interest deductions and tax writeoffs could deal a big blow to the bay area housing market. >> this will make people think twice about selling. they might remodel instead of selling. that might have an overreaching effect on the supply. when the supply is constrained, the prices continue to go up. >> reporter: the new law only allows interest to be deducted on new mortgages up to $750,000, down from $1

the realtor was checking on a client's home...r car parked in the driveway. it was packed with stuff from inside the house. the woman told the realtor that she was an investor who was interested in the property. he didn't buy it... and called police. along with looting charges.. the woman is also facing drug and d-u-i charges. (darya) parts of the north bay are still reeling from october's firestorm... but in santa rosa a man is using christmas lights to bring some holiday cheer to the victims. ronnie duval had several friends who lost homes in the coffey park neighborhood and he wanted to make it easier for them when they have to visit their burned properties. so ronnie started stringing up battery powered christmas lights around the neighborhood. when he saw how happy it made people... he decided to keep doing it. (darya) people in santa rosa say the decorations are helping them heal. ( james ) coming up next on the kron 4 morning ne

on realtor-do >>> this modest bungalow in hayward is the most popular listing in the country this week on realtor.com. why all the attention? it went up for auction with a starting bid of $99,000. that's the only listing in the entire bay area under six figures. as you might imagine, it sold for slightly over asking. the winning bid, $536,000 but that's still a bargain. hayward's median home price is $629,000. >>> palo alto's attempt to make some of its streets safer for cyclists seems to be having the opposite effect. a reconfiguration of ross road, phase 1 of the city's multimillion-dollar bicycle boulevard project. some people who live around there tell kit, who should be wearing a helmet, it's back firing. >> right now we're cruising on ross road in palo alto right in the middle of their $8.6 million construction project for a so-called bicycle boulevard. in particular we're looking at these things called curb extension and not everybody is happy about this. on a typical road, the right shoulder would have gone straight, but the new design extends the curb in to the street and make

the former deputy and police officer is now a realtor. home when he noticed a car parked in the driveway that was unfamiliar packed with items from the house. he saw a woman behind the shed. she told him she was an investor interested in the property. >> she had a story right off the bat which i was pretty impressed with but as i started looking past her and looking into the car, i could see stuff from inside the house. at that point, i knew the jig was up. >> the woman was arrested on suspicion of burglary during a state of emergency. she faces charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and driving under the influence. the items that were taken have been recovered. >>> time now 5:55. questions of political bias swirling after two fbi investigators sent disparaging texts about the president who they then went on to investigate. we'll reveal the messages that were sent next! >> reporter: and a memorial for the late mayor ed lee continues to grow outside of city hall as we look towards the future and what's next for san francisco's leaders

. >> reporter: realtor mark ross says new federal limits on mortgage interest deductions and tax writeoffs could deal a big blow to the bay area housing market. >> this will make people think twice about selling. they might remodel instead of selling. that might have an overreaching effect on the supply. when the supply is constrained, the prices continue to go up. >> reporter: the new law only allows interest to be deducted on new mortgages up to $750,000, down from $1 million. and federal deductions for state and local taxes including property taxes will be limited to $10,000. >> we're all very badly damaged by this new tax law. >> reporter: realtor chuck lamm says there may be some relief for seniors in the new year in the form of a possible ballot measure. >> to let people who are seniors or handicapped keep their tax base and move up or down as many times as they find prudent in their lives. >> we're not quite sure what the effect is going to be yet. >> reporter: some say the overall strength of the bay area market will offset any negative impacts from the new federal tax law. >> we'l

realtors say oftentimes the listed price isn't the final price.on, property could go for much more. >>> we'll be right back. >>> all right. we are starting out with hazy skies around the bay area. numbers a bit of a chilly start. 37 in santa rosa. 49 in san francisco. by the time all is said and done, more sunshine this afternoon. readings in the low 60s for the most part. extended forecast, guess what? we have rain coming in by wednesday. complete details tonight on the news at 5:00. tune in, please. >> and we'll keep tuned in because we want to know what the weather is going to be tonight. >> yes. exactly. everybody is out and about. i want to thank everyone for joining us. happy new year. >> "face the nation" is next on kpix 5. happy holidays. have a great sunday. really? really? really? really? really? really? see zero in a whole new way. get zero down, zero deposit, zero first month's payment, and zero due at signing on select volkswagen models. now with the people first warranty. captioning sponsored by cbs rett: today on "face the nati what

that is half of all the homes with mortgages in california according to the national association of realtors. it is capped at $100,000 and the senate caps it at $1 million. even homeowners that don't have a mortgage have to pay property taxes. all state and local property taxes are deductible. >> you will have a cap, if it stays the house version which the senate seems to have agreed to because of susan collin, you will have a cap of $100,000 you can deduct fur. >> reporter: but it may not have a huge impact. there aren't that many people in california that deduct that amount in property taxes. the average in california is $6,000 in property tax deductions there. are many elements to the bills including serious differences between the house and senate versions. tomorrow a small group of politicians will work to put the two versions together for a final vote. the tax reform bill has some says there is no stopping now. time is 4: it's called the oscars of science. big-time celebrities come together in the bay area to honor some of the brightest minds in the field. colin >>> it is called the os

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that no realtor should be instrumental in introducing into a neighborhood any race or nationality thatto deteriorate. >> tucker: i'm aware of that. we had a lot of all of things were in those codes. i know that. >> that's right. and, yes, they were. and you see that golf course, that black housing development in 1960 is right on the 14th and 15th fairway. you build golf courses for one purpose and that's to sell homes. you cannot sell homes to white people or anyone else. >> tucker: hold on, you also build golf courses to play golf. i'm wondering, so i have no doubt though you have improved it though i'm willing to believe threw was racist intent in placing these trees and a lot of things going on in this country 55 years ago. why we punishing the trees to that you just conceded. >> we are not punishing trees. >> tucker: we are killing them. >> because the african-american -- the black families whose property are adjacent to those trees and if you have done any research on the tree, you will know that's one of the nastiest trees around and it's also been declared a environmental disast

robert: long-time san francisco realtor alan okamoto.think that there's a chance that the japantown that you would like it to be is gone? or will there always be a part of it still here? alan: that is really an interesting question. after the japan center buildings were sold to a non-asian family, i thought that was going to be the complete end of japantown. if he tore down some of the buildings and built his condos as he wished, there would be no more japantown. but i still hold up a belief that there will always be a japantown. rosalyn tonai: well, saving japantown is always a struggle. robert: rosalyn tonai, executive director of the national japanese american historical society. rosalyn: in about 2001, the large parcels of property were going to be sold off by king tetsu, and that was a long-term landlord here that helped revitalize and maintain the shopping mall. with that sale, that sort of forecasted a dark future, but the community rallied around the japantown properties to help to provide a roadmap to--for its future, and to ral

that's according to the national association of realtors. the sign of a steady economic expansion but there remains a chronic order of supply. and here's a look at spacex's new super-heavy rocket. the photos released yesterday showed the falcon heavy rocket inside its florida hanger. elon musk said it's his own tesla roadster. keep in mind musk also heads up the tesla electric car company. the falcon x has 27 engines, three times more than spacex uses to launch supplies. >> i'm sure no battery problems unlike my iphone. >> i know, exactly. the iphone is my favorite because it's like duh. we kind of all knew this. i would notice every time -- you know that kind of two-year trend when they would release a new device, it started becoming every year. oh, suddenly my phone doesn't work as well. >> i'm wringing my hands right now. i'm getting the alert for the update and i'm going to hold off a bit longer before i press that button. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> all right. >>> still ahead, a no-braine

dan is a realtor, and for a while, things were great. >> the market was booming. great. everything was fine -- until the real-estate crash. and so we started using money that was savings -- okay? -- investments, nontouchable money to keep this place going. basically, the logic was, "okay, things are going down. our income is way down -- i mean, dramatically down -- but, you know, we have some pretty good savings. we can weather this." and so a year goes by -- another $100,000 or $200,000 gone. another year goes by, again and again. and so at some point in time, the money -- the nontouchable money -- was just gone. you have to say, "stop." and that's actually where dottie stepped in and said to me... >> "we have to stop." >> when did you stop actually making the payments? >> we stopped in '09. we knew that we had to stop making the payments before the bank would act. we were forced to do this -- ruin our credit -- before the bank would take some action. i wanted to work something out with the bank. so, i talked to anybody -- anybody and everybody. the issue was...

. >> they need to ask us as realtors who is moving into the area.y're all families with young children. >> the schools that should be closed are the ones performing at the lowest academic level of the district. >> reporter: of the eight schools on the list, the consolidation committee will recommend three to five foreclosure to the school board. the board will make its decision in february. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> just ahead, the supreme court gives the president a win. >> it up holds his travel ban against six mostly muslim nations, but that could change this week. >> plus, the men are out. now the women are stepping into their roles. >> and stephon crutches, oh, no, right? this could be a major plot twist in the warriors season. sports director larry beil has the diagnosis coming up. >> first what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy? >> thanks. i did awesome. ♪ ♪ ♪ i had the time of my life ♪ i n >>> the trump administration's travel ban that affects six mostly muslim countries has just been given a green light by the u.s.

a realtor robot and much more. but is it safe >>> later, the first time we've seen tax reform in a generation. what does it mean for your money? right now we're going to look at how the stock market ended the week hi, i'm the internet! you know what's difficult? armless bowling. ahhhhhhhh! you know what's easy? building your website with godaddy. get your domain today and get a free trial of gocentral. build a better website in under an hour. >>> looking for a rental home? need to see one right now? one california rental management company is offering home tours at a moment's notice, but don't expect a person to answer the door when you ring the bell. >> reporter: this is a millennial she's used to doing everything on an app. >> weird. >> but this was a first. >> nice to meet you. >> she took a rental home tour way robot. kind of a robot. a robot with a rental agent. >> yes >> reporter: yep even in the bathroom the latest high-tech offering from zen place, a san francisco-based rental management company. >> when ou

. >> they need to ask us as realtors who is moving into the area. families with young children. >> the schools that should be closed are the ones performing at the lowest academic level of the district. >> reporter: of the eight schools on the list, the consolidation committee will recommend three to five foreclosure to the school board. the board will make its decision in february. in san jose, katie marzullo, abc7 news. >> just ahead, the supreme court gives the president a win. >> it up holds his travel ban against six mostly muslim nations, but that could change this week. >> plus, the men are out. now the women are stepping into their roles. >> and stephon crutches, oh, no, right? this could be a major plot twist in the warriors season. sports director larry beil has the diagnosis coming up. >> first what is coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy? >> thanks. i did awesome. ♪ ♪ ♪ i had the time of my life ♪ i never f >>> the trump administration's travel ban that affects six mostly muslim countries has just been given a green light by the u.s. su

lighting has been switched on the central syntagma square in the greek capital athens is not really a realtor but an installation made from copd like. the ceremony was accompanied by a christmas constant. christmas is celebrated in greece on december twenty fifth however gifts are not exchanged until january first. while we keep things festive with another installment in our series home for christmas where we trace back the seasons many traditions i'm sure some actors can trace their first moment on stage back to in the timothy play but where was it first performed today's journey takes us to italy the inaugural nativity play was performed in the early thirteenth century here in good that show an old hill town about ninety kilometers north of rome it was commissioned by none other than st francis of assisi. and the tradition is kept up there to this day and attracts visitors from far and wide to the sabina hills. and they typically play performed in italy sabena hills near the village of. this is where francis of assisi created the very first nativities play back in the thirteenth century. i

supervisors and all guests. 5 -- i want to thank you all to johnny v toy hall and thank you to sf realtors. welcome and give generously. >> hello, everyone. i'm supervisor katy tang. welcome to 12 days of kittens. my staff came up with an idea of hosting animals in our office so people can come and not only find animals that they might want to adopt, but we found it's a great stress reliever for people that work in city hall. they come around all day, whether it's the shift department or upstairs or the mta, just want to pet the animals and it helps people feel better. a lot of people proactively ask us, are you bringing back the kittens? we've been doing this for five years. it usually culminates in a party in december. we'll see animals adopted throughout the year. if people are thinking about animals to adopt, they may go to a pet store, buy from a breeder, go to spca, but we want people to know that the acc has animals that need homes. >> every year, her office does the 12 days of kittens. and she picks up every morning cute, adoptable kittens. she has different groups of kittens every

the national association of realtors reports sales are up 0.2%.f listings has pushed up prices. >>> it was a profitable year for apple and its ceo tim cook who got a 74% bonus increase for the year. cook's incentive pay totaled $90.33 million for the fiscal year. cook made over $3 million in salary. add that to $89 million stock award, and his total payout for the year is about $102 million. >>> and tesla founder elon musk promises his company will start manufacturing the electronic pickup truck. it's expected in a ears as soon as they release its model. the tesla pickup will be slightly larger than the ford 150 to make way for a special feature he calls a game-changer. brook, so far no details. >> very interesting. any guesses? i think it's going to be a place to sleep in the back. i base that only on hope. >> but you know what? the new car has a place to sleep in the back, so i wonder wait will be with the pickup. if the car has that option, i wonder if the pickup will. >> we will await that anciexiou. thanks, hena. hena doba in new york. >>> st

. >>> robots instead of realtors? really. now you can check out the apartment you might rent withou. good idea? >>> so the tax bill passed. interest rates are climbing. what does it all mean for your money and what should you do? >>> and a bit of bubbly. if you're planning on a holiday celebration or need a last-minute gift we're going to make a huge sacrifice and do some taste testing for you of some of the most relaxing beverages. >>> this is "on the money," your money, your life, your future. no >> we begin with toys for the holidays. there is nothing like seeing the joy on a child's face, who's opening presents, and many of this year's hottest holiday toys compacted with the latest technology. but buyer beware. are these gadgets actually safe? andrew day has more in our "cover story." >> i'm listening to you. >> reporter: t talking through . >> i'm listening to you. >> reporter: it's just a demo, but the public interest research group is concerned that my friend kayla could double as a spy. >> if a stranger is within dist

>> repor 105,000 more people moved out of california than moved in last year, according to state realtors. that's three times more than five years ago. >> my next opportunity, my next career step, i'm looking elsewhere. >> reporter: 2 michael hutton is a marketing associate in l.a. his 61-year-old mom sandy is a retired executive in long beach. both will move in 2018. taxes are killing her, and he can't afford to buy a house. they're debating whether to move to texas or florida. >> they're growing states with excellent infrastructure, tax friendly. >> i can get a two-bedroom, one-bed house in tampa for $120,000. my mortgage would be less than my rent was in van nuys. >> reporter: most california answers will see their tax bills go down because they don't itemize. but this state has always had an exaggerated dependence on high earners who do itemize. one study suggests 2 million of those californians will see their tax bills go up. at the same time, though, the state's tech giants will see their corporate taxes go down, which means they might invest and expand, although maybe not here. >>

$10,000 in tapaid. 95% of homeowners pay less than that so it wouldn't affect them, according to t realtor. certain states, though, will be hard hit. in new jersey, 30% of homeowners pay more than $10,000 in property taxes. 20% do in new york. and 9% in illinois. in areas like river forest, just outside chicago, that will be felt. >> of the 45 on the market, 41 have property taxes in excess of 10,000. between 10,000 and 63,000. if you're going to cap those at 10, that's going to have a huge impact in terms of incentives. >> reporter: also with a higher standard deduction, fewer people will itemize overall, leaving no tax incentives to become a homeowner. so the rent versus buy equation could tip more toward renting, especially with home prices still soaring. on the other hand, it could help buyers. >> we have to wait and see whether this impacts home ownership over the long haul. in the meantime, it's a tax cut for many americans. >> reporter: a savings which they could use for a down payment on a home. for "nightly business r i'm diana olick in washington. >>> on wall street today, the ma