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Facebook IPO is sizzling up Silicon Valley real estate

A few months back, Anna Marie Hibble wrote about Bay Area IPOs putting the boom back in our local real estate market.  Zynga and LinkedIn are now public companies but the mother of all IPOs – Facebook – is still … Continue reading

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Facebook millionaires might drive up real estate prices in the already …

PALO ALTO, Calif: Imagine looking for a house in San Francisco or one of the nicer parts of Silicon Valley, which are already among the most expensive parts of the country. Now imagine having to bid against a legion of … Continue reading

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The New Start-up Scene: From Silicon Strip to Silicon Mitten

It all started with a computer chip. Coined 40 years ago, the term “Silicon Valley” originally referred to the silicon chip manufacturers that helped build the high-tech movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. The region has been a technology … Continue reading

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Luxury Real Estate Market Sees No Downturn

Pierre Buljan guided his black Mercedes SUV around the winding roads of the Hillsborough hills and into Atherton, where the mansions of Silicon Valley technology barons hide behind thick stone walls, wrought-iron gates and tall, manicured hedges. “These people have … Continue reading

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IPOs stoke San Francisco housing market

By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO | Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:45pm EST SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adam Holm has been looking to sell his three-bedroom Victorian house in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood all year, but he needs one thing … Continue reading

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