Sales over $50 million surged in 2014
Across the nation, more homes sold for $50 million or more in 2014 than in the previous 10 years combined, according to a new report released over the weekend. MarketWatch writes: In 2014, there were...
View ArticleOuter Richmond flip more than doubles in price
How do you double the value of a home without dramatically adding to the square footage? In the case of an Outer Richmond home on 35th Avenue, you restore the charming Craftsman exterior while...
View ArticleHow much do you need to make to buy a home in the U.S.?
How much salary do you need to earn in order to afford the principal and interest payments on a median-priced home in your metro area? According to HSH.com, which tracks national mortgage and consumer...
View ArticleGreenwich’s February home sales
Every week, we track closings filed at the Greenwich Town Assessor’s office to show which properties have moved on the market. Here’s a look at all the residential properties that had closings filed...
View ArticleDo you ‘Like’ Randi Zuckerberg’s $5.488-million Los Altos home?
Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, has recently listed her colorful Los Altos home for $5.488 million, according to Realtor.com. Though the exterior of the 2006 Georgian mansion...
View Article$7.5 million for a modernized Cow Hollow flip
When 1670-1672 Greenwich came to market in the spring of 2013, the Normandy-style building was billed as “a jewel” that would “evoke memories of Paris,” according to the marketing materials at the...
View ArticleHistoric Mission meeting hall turned private home for $6.5 million
Constructed in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake, Albion Hall (formerly Tivoli Hall) has been a home for groups supporting socialists, unions, gay athletes and the arts during its long tenure in an...
View ArticleIs Houston housing overvalued?
A report from credit ratings agency Fitch placing Austin and Houston among the two most “overvalued” housing markets in the country is generating widespread buzz everywhere from Cleveland to Phoenix....
View ArticleSnapshots of the nation’s (sometimes crazy) rental markets
Rents have been all over the news, not just in the Bay Area, with the median price skyrocketing, but all over the nation. This post brings you some of wild and wondrous (or painful and ponderous) facts...
View ArticleNew Richmond condo complex selling a unit a day since hitting market
Would readers be surprised if one of the fastest selling condo projects in the Bay Area—fast as in 7 units per week—isn’t located in San Francisco. It’s not in the Silicon Valley. It’s not even in...
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