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September 21, 2021
Resort towns have become some of the most competitive markets in U.S. By LOUIS HANSEN | lhansen@bayareanewsgroup.com Patricia Franklin and her husband, Doug, dreamed about a second home in Lake Tahoe during the COVID-19 pandemic as a family retreat. The couple started out with a $700,000 budget, enough, they thought, to get a move-in ready home in a nice community. After six weeks of online searching and masked home ...more
September 21, 2021
ByJen Woo You know the building—the 100-year-old neoclassical former church, with its formal dome and trio of carved wood double doors, that sits on a prime strip of Dolores, between 19th and 20th streets directly across from the park. If you follow real estate news, you also know the tale of the structure’s conversion to fancy AF condos back in 2016, and perhaps even about ...more
September 21, 2021
In San Mateo County, median home price sailed past $2M By Emily Landes (iStock) San Mateo County’s median home price exceeded $2 million in the second quarter, the first county in the Bay Area to pass that milestone, as luxury home sales across the region gained, according to Compass reports. Sales of homes for $3 million and up in the Bay Area more than doubled from a ...more
September 21, 2021
BY LUNGHI MEDIA GROUP JULY 9, 2021, 10:42 AM San Francisco real estate market now has a four-bedroom, four-bath condominium inside a century-old converted neoclassical church. The 5,332-square-foot home is for sale for $5.995 million.
September 2, 2021
El Granada residence includes a 3-story chandelier that hangs over fish-shaped indoor swimming pools By PUENG VONGS | pvongs@bayareanewsgroup.com A mansion in El Granada on the San Mateo Coast offers 1980s glam for $15 million. El Granada mansion for sale. (Curt Walton) Built in 1984, the 23,000-square-foot home that overlooks the Pacific Ocean is a lavish salute to its roots. A three-story chandelier with blue crystals hang over ...more
August 28, 2021
The highest price to date for a single-family in this area is $48M Anna Marie Erwert In 2013, Tahoe recorded its highest sale price for a single-family home at $48 million. If 575 Lakeshore sells for even close to its asking price of $60 million, it will leave that record in the dust. The estate for sale has been coined “Nagi Tanka,” which according to official marketing ...more
August 27, 2021
3rd high-profile departure at Compass’ West Coast division in recent weeks By Trevor Bach Kamini Lane has left her position as president of Compass’ west region, exiting the brokerage from one of its top executive roles, The Real Deal has learned. “Compass and Kamini Lane have mutually agreed to part ways,” a Compass spokesperson said Thursday afternoon in an emailed statement. “Compass thanks Kamini for her contributions to Compass ...more
August 26, 2021
by Compass Coming home to Nagi Tanka, a Lakota translation of Great Spirit, means taking in a world of perspectives. Drawing inspiration from Yosemite National Park’s legendary Ahwanee Hotel, the 12,679 square foot property has 313 feet of lakefront for awe-inspiring views. The home is situated on an expansive two-parcel, 5.3 acre lot. Entry through exquisite custom double doors, you’ll encounter splendid southward vistas over Lake ...more
August 26, 2021
Homebuyers, who are California dreamin’ of a residence with a swimming pool, are in luck. Such properties abound. And some are spectacular. Susan C. Schena Aug 26, 2021 CALIFORNIA — Golden State homebuyers, with swimming pools ranked high on their must-have lists, have many options from which to choose — which is fairly commonplace in a state renown for its indoor-outdoor lifestyle. Pools and spas ...more
August 25, 2021
Inspired first by Maybeck, and then by a long list of celebrity tenants Anna Marie Erwert Aug. 25, 2021 If these walls could talk, which illustrious person would they mention first? With a long list of famous owners and guests, this Berkeley home is a Bernard Maybeck-inspired masterpiece and historic gem asking $1.65 million. Among those influential Americans who have called 2706 Virginia St. home ...more
