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Got $4M to spare? You can own Tim Lincecum’s Arizona mansion
When Tim Lincecum needed a crash pad during Spring Training, he chose something elaborate. And private. But now, because this Arizona mansion is for sale, you get to peek inside. Built in 2003, the 11,028-square-foot sprawling affair rests between the Camelback … Continue reading
Bayview’s most expensive single-family home sale ever
Home prices in the city’s Bayview district have gone up nearly 60% in the last two years, according to a recent piece in the SF Business Times. Of course, many neighborhoods in San Francisco have seen dramatic price increases since 2012. … Continue reading
Pacific Heights mansion with indoor lap pool for $6.5 million
Very few single-family homes in San Francisco have swimming pools, since the city doesn’t usually have the hot weather (or the space) to support them. So, it caught our attention when 2555 Webster Street in Pacific Heights came to market … Continue reading
S.F.’s most expensive condo buildings
The Four Seasons tops the list of the city’s most-expensive condo buildings, according to a new survey from Paragon Real Estate. Condos in the Market Street high-rise sold for a median price of $1,760 a square foot, or about $3.2 million, … Continue reading
S.F. Victorian formerly owned by Meg Ryan finally sells at $770K discount
Selling for roughly three-quarters of a million dollars less than asking, this Pacific Heights home is making news again. As we reported when it hit the market, the property was originally designed in 1889 by architect Samuel Newsom. Since then, … Continue reading
Ron Howard’s Connecticut estate sells for $27.5M
Academy Award-winning producer and director Ron Howard has sold his estate in the New York City suburb of Greenwich, Connecticut for $27.5 million, according to the Wall Street Journal and a post on the Fieldstone Group of Sotheby’s International Realty Facebook … Continue reading
SoMa tops S.F. neighborhoods for housing (and drinking) costs
San Franciscans who live in SoMa spend the most on housing costs compared to other neighborhoods, according to data from Mint.com, which says those in the 94105 zip code spend a monthly average of $2,232 on mortgages or rental payments. … Continue reading
What $1 million buys you in S.F.
As SFGate reported last week, the city’s median sales price has hit seven figures, according to DataQuick. It’s the first time any Bay Area county has reached the $1-million median mark. (For the Bay Area as a whole, the median … Continue reading
Best places for families to live? Not in the Bay Area, according to ZipRealty
Good schools are a corner stone of property values. With today’s technology, parents can search not only school ratings but also how close they are to the type of homes these families want to buy and can afford. This last … Continue reading
Which S.F. neighborhood sells for the most over asking?
An astounding 90% of San Francisco homes sold at or over their asking prices in the second quarter of 2014, according to data compiled by Paragon Real Estate. The average in the city during the spring quarter was 11% over list … Continue reading