Really weird houses (including a few local ones)
Sometimes the preponderance of bad news in the world makes us crave something frivolous, but still interesting, like this: a tour of some of the world’s oddest houses. We borrowed a few from the...
View ArticleSan Francisco 49er Aldon Smith looks to ditch his San Jose mansion
We like football fine, and we have no problem with recently wealthy players spending money on lavish homes. Comes with the territory. But this home, sorry, we have to call foul. And maybe that’s why...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s median rent hits a ridiculous $4,225
We already knew the rent was too damn high, even before we published a report this February showing not only that the median for a one bedroom apartment in the city had jumped to $3,460, but that even...
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 ArticleRed Rock Island now yours for only $5M
How much to own your own private island spanning three Bay Area Counties? $22M? Half that? A quarter? Don’t worry if you can’t guess: neither can Red Rock Island’s seller and real estate team. In 2012,...
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...
View ArticleQuarterly rent report confirms: There are zero affordable neighborhoods for...
It’s official: Though rents are higher in some parts of San Francisco than others, the days of “low,” “cheap” or even “decent” rents in certain neighborhoods are over. The overall median price for a...
View ArticleNew Mission tower rents only to students and interns
Starving students and low-paid or — God forbid, in this city — unpaid interns are among the most vulnerable populations trying to rent in San Francisco. However, there is a new option for them: The...
View ArticleLuxury leasing: What you can rent for $18K or more in the S.F. Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area rents are a much-discussed (and in some opinions, frustrating) topic, but the fact remains that the area attracts some of the world’s wealthiest people. To these people, money is...
View ArticleRent an apartment for less than $1,600 a month in S.F.? Get ready to compromise
Sure, the median 1-bedroom rent in San Francisco hit $3,530 this September, but that doesn’t mean you can’t rent for much, much less. However, for a “deal” like being able to rent your own, unshared...
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