Touched Up In Twin Peaks
Having sold for $925,000 in 2005, the Twin Peaks property at 243 Romain resold for $899,000 in early 2008. And with a bit of new paint and appliances in the…
With Mansion On The Market For $21M, Minor Files For Bankruptcy
As we first reported last month, with $10,856,672.77 in state income tax past due, San Francisco’s Halsey Minor, the co-founder of CNet and current owner of the mansion above, once…
Contemporary Cow Hollow Redevelopment and Design on Greenwich
Purchased for $1,635,000 in January of 2012 with two vacant units, an occupied in-law (which was leased for $500 per month), and one parking spot, the Cow Hollow building at…
Memorial Day Mansion Sale: Morgan Estate Reduced To $27 Million
When the list price for Kelly Porter’s 30,000 square foot renovated Tudor mansion in Los Altos Hills was reduced from $45 million to $38 million at the end of 2008,…
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Miraloma Park Remodeled, Reviewed, And Record In The Works?
Purchased for $890,000 six months ago having been listed as a fixer for $895,000 with four bedrooms and 2,332 square feet, the Miraloma Park home at 535 Teresita Boulevard has…
Atherton Auction: Is There A Bidder In The House?
While advertised as an “AUCTION,” as the listing for 96 Heather Drive down in Atherton notes, it’s a bankruptcy sale and the court may sell the property at any price…
Before And After And Back On The Market In Mission Dolores
Purchased for $1,400,000 seven months ago, the appliances within 3650 20th Street’s kitchen have since been upgraded with a better class of stainless steel, a proper hood has been installed…
Cottage Charm In The City Listed For Under Four Hundred Grand
Set back from the street behind a flowering garden, we’ll agree. What the one-bedroom Bernal cottage at 129 Ellert Street might lack in terms of space, it makes up for…
Foreclosure, Flip, And Remodel: The Circle Of Life For 1164 Church
Wells Fargo foreclosed upon the two-bedroom Noe Valley home at 1164 Church Street with $1,081,123 then owed, including penalties, on a 2008 era mortgage for $910,000 with no bidders on…
Victorian Era Disco Steps: Can You Feel The Fever?
The five thousand square foot Victorian at the corner of Waller and Masonic was built in 1908 with an alabaster staircase leading up to an ornate front porch. And while…