Most expensive home in the continental U.S. hits the MLS
Finally, a home that makes a San Francisco housing prices seem affordable: Le Palais Royal, a Beaux Arts palace reclining on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, has just been listed for $139 million. That makes...
View ArticleReally strange real estate listings
In keeping with the theme of frivolity and comedy in tense times, we turn now to real estate listings as a source of mirth. Drawn from all over the USA, including a current MLS listing in a San Mateo...
View ArticleAZ home offers free Superbowl tickets with purchase
Dying to see the Super Bowl but balk at the ticket price? Can’t justify so much money just for 0ne evening of entertainment? Here’s a novel solution: buy a home instead– one that comes with free...
View ArticleRich history: a piece of original Whittier mansion comes with this Beverly...
At age 24, Max Whittier came to California from Maine to work as a field hand. He could hardly have known then that some day he would be rich enough to build a 38-room mansion in Beverly Hills — and...
View ArticleTahoe’s Shakespeare Ranch makes dramatic appearance on the market
To be or not to be the new owner of Shakespeare Ranch, that is the question here. For those who like history, ranches, and Lake Tahoe, this property could be a dream come true. History This estate has...
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 ArticleSurreal estate for sale: Your own private volcano in the Mojave
If the Flintstone House is out of your price range, perhaps The Volcano House will do instead. Privately (or is that desolately?) situated on 60 acres of Mojave Desert, this Midcentury/Star Trekkian...
View ArticleOwn this castle in Ben Lomond for $1.6M
In a week of surreal estates, how can we ignore this actual castle for sale? The home at 9969 Hwy 9 in Ben Lomond is just that: a 3,600-square-foot, 4-bed, 5-bath castle situated on a riverfront double...
View ArticleS.F. rental market gets even weirder with this Craiglist listing
We’re all aware by now of several features that make San Francisco’s rental market unique, if not outright bizarre. We have Airstreams for rent (but no parking included); miniscule studios renting for...
View ArticleSan Francisco wins best city for trick-or-treating for 5th year in a row
For the fifth year running, San Francisco has won the title of best city in the U.S. for trick-or-treating. Also on Zillow’s annual list, San Jose made #2 and Los Angeles #3. The only other California...
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