Maybeck’s 270 Castenada Sells For $573 Per Square Foot
Asking $3,890,000 two years ago, available for rent at $10,000 per month last August, and then back on the market for $2,199,000 this past January, the sale of the Bernard…
Napa “Gentlemen” Growers Getting Squeezed Like A Grape
“In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a…
The Clarendon Heights Contemporary Parade Continues: 206 Palo Alto
We’re intrigued by the house and more than a few design elements (the photography at this price point, not so much). From the listing: With world class Bridge to Bridge…
Measuring A Rising Bay Area Tide
From the Chronicle: In the Bay Area, First American shows the Vallejo-Fairfield metropolitan market (essentially Solano County) with 61 percent of mortgage holders underwater. The next-highest concentration – but the…
Details, Details, Details (And Another Adjustment In Expectations)
3878 Jackson offers lots of details to love or hate across its three floors (click to enlarge). From the floor to ceiling walnut cabinets in the living room (look inside),…
(For The Sake Of) Pretty Please?
Okay, so we know it might seem to be a bit nitpicky to some. But if you’re going to go to the effort of undertaking a gut job remodel, either…
An Ironic Address For Another Ex-Muhawieh Property (33 Prosper)
Purchased in July of 2007 for $920,000, the single-family re-work in progress at 33 Prosper was taken “back by the bank” (or more accurately the Kahn Family Trust) in July…
Below The Surface Of 50 Saint Germain
While hinting at what might lie below, the street view of 50 Saint Germain is but the tip of the 5,400 square foot Clarendon Heights contemporatry view-tastic iceberg. Five bedrooms,…
When Up Is Down (U.S. Unemployment Holds, Underemployment Up)
While the market bounces on a less than forecast (36,000) drop in U.S. payrolls and the headline unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, the underemployment rate in the U.S.…
Save $381,000 (If You’ve Got The Cash)
Purchased for $1,280,000 in May 2008, the single-family at 1124 Stanyan was gutted, started rebuilding (“new electrical & plumbing not finished”), and then taken back by the bank. On the…