Monthly Archives: September 2016

Atherton mansion with 50-foot-long pool and disappearing walls on market for $22 million

Caption Close New construction isn’t exactly common anywhere in the Bay Area; in Atherton, it’s rare indeed, and if it exists, we better expect something spectacular: This five bed, six bath, 12,000 square foot luxury listing — brand newly built … Continue reading

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Beat LA: SF schemes strategy for winning Lucas museum

The race is on between San Francisco and L.A. to land George Lucas’ Museum of Narrative Art, with some big names working in the shadows to try to bring it to Treasure Island. Article source: http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Beat-LA-SF-schemes-strategy-for-winning-Lucas-9201280.php

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Ordinary people can’t afford a home in San Francisco. How did it come to this?

All you need to know about San Francisco in 2016 was on display one recent Sunday at 83 McAllister Street, an office building turned into condominiums at the edge of the Tenderloin. Prospective home buyers tromped through an open house … Continue reading

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Bay Area rents drop, East Coast on the rise

September has rolled around and rents have come due, so what does everybody’s bonkers San Francisco rents look like these days? Once again, median rents across the city crept downward for August. And, depending on which survey you perused, various … Continue reading

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Bay Area has best housing markets in America, and it’s hurting us

What makes a good housing market a good housing market? It depends on who’s asking. Take a national survey by the credit site WalletHub, which first ranked 300 US cities by the robustness of their housing markets, comparing things like … Continue reading

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