Bay Area Real Estate

Silicon Valley, East Bay and San Francisco housing affordability, home sales and rental trends, growth and development and more from The Mercury News.

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Northern California
Home sales in Contra Costa County, April 17
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5541 Satinleaf Way, San Ramon; $2.426 million; 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms in 4,578 square feet; built in 2004 on 0.26 acres; contemporary …
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San Francisco Bay Area
Home sales in Alameda County, April 17
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338 Harvard Common, Fremont; $2.95 million; 7 bedrooms, 6½ bathrooms in 5,456 square feet; built in 2013 on 0.21 acres; Mediterranean-style home, …
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Menlo Park
Photos: Menlo Park home with garage where YouTube was developed listed for $5.7M
The Mercury News - Pueng Vongs
Garages in Silicon Valley have incubated some well-known tech companies including Apple and HP. A lesser known Menlo Park garage that helped launch …
1 day ago
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Northern California
‘Great cities recover:’ Wells Fargo’s senior economist thinks these Bay Area cities will be the first to bounce back
The Mercury News - Leonardo Castañeda
Mark Vitner doesn’t need the monthly unemployment numbers or quarterly economic reports to know the U.S. economy is coming back from the sharp …
1 day ago
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Redwood City
Cargill drops fight to build 12,000 homes on Redwood City salt ponds
The Mercury News - Aldo Toledo
In what environmental groups are hailing as a “complete victory,” Cargill Salt announced this week it will not appeal a decision by a federal judge …
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Northern California
ADUs, ‘granny flats’ and work studios are hot properties — and increasingly legal, too
The Mercury News - Marni Jameson
Pandemic-driven housing trends have certainly pushed a city-to-suburb exodus, but at the other end of the spectrum are millions whose living …
4 days ago
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San Francisco Bay Area
Could downtown Oakland become the next Bay Area ‘tech capital?’
The Mercury News - Leonardo Castañeda
A new report on Oakland’s post-COVID economy is bullish on the city’s downtown, which analyst and at least one developer are betting will come back …
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Silicon Valley
NetApp will move headquarters to San Jose’s Santana Row
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN JOSE — NetApp will move its headquarters to San Jose’s Santana Row and exit Sunnyvale after the tech giant struck a deal to sell its properties …
2 days ago
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San Jose
Children’s Musical Theater San Jose moves into its new $2.2 million home
The Mercury News - Jim Harrington
Children’s Musical Theater San Jose has a new home. The nationally-acclaimed theater company, which has been honored a dozen times by the National …
2 days ago
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Real Estate
Real estate: Big Santa Clara building ready for tenants with COVID bells and whistles
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SANTA CLARA — A big new office building in Santa Clara is offering an array of bells and whistles aimed at upping the comfort level of companies …
2 days ago
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Northern California
‘It’s just a hot, hot market’: National housing boon reaches Vallejo
The Mercury News - Richard Freedman
The city once considered the butt of Bay Area jokes is apparently getting the last laugh. The national phenomenon of a sellers’ market has reached …
2 days ago
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Silicon Valley
QuantumScape Battery leases big north San Jose site in expansion and boost for S.J.
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN JOSE — QuantumScape Battery has leased a vast building in north San Jose to accommodate a major expansion for the tech company and an early-stage …
2 days ago
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Audits
Audit: Oakland’s $12.6M homelessness response lacked strategy, direction
The Mercury News - Marisa Kendall
Oakland’s $12.6 million effort to deal with the recent explosion of homeless encampments on its streets was haphazard, lacking strategy, policy …
2 days ago
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California
Photos: Madonna buys The Weeknd’s California estate for $19.3 million
The Mercury News - Sandra Barrera
The Weeknd has sold his Hidden Hills compound for $19.3 million, and the buyer, according to Dirt.com, is the “Queen of Pop.” Madonna, 62, reportedly …
3 days ago
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Northern California
Photos: Former Marin mansion of inventor of phone cameras listed for $15 million
The Mercury News - Pueng Vongs
A Belvedere mansion with incredible bay access once owned by Philippe Kahn, the inventor of the camera for phones, is selling for $14.9 million. Kahn …
3 days ago
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Virtual Reality
Real estate: City Center Bishop Ranch lands virtual reality venue
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN RAMON — City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon has signed a lease with a virtual reality company that will provide a venue for immersive games …
3 days ago
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Santa Clara County
Housing: Affordable homes eyed near downtown San Jose
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN JOSE — A new affordable housing development with nearly 100 homes has been proposed for a site just south of downtown San Jose, city planning …
3 days ago
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San Jose
San Jose approves showcase 18-story downtown San Jose office tower with rooftop gardens
The Mercury News - Maggie Angst
A showcase office tower featuring rooftop gardens could soon rise in the heart of downtown San Jose, dramatically reshaping the skyline of the Bay …
3 days ago
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San Francisco Bay Area
Google eyes first downtown San Jose village site and project timing
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN JOSE — Google’s first property purchase for its downtown San Jose transit village was an aging telephone company building — and now that area is …
3 days ago
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Northern California
Marin Headlands hostel closes permanently to allow park staff housing
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A guest checks out of the Marin Headlands hostel near Sausalito on Aug. 10, 2009. (IJ photo/Frankie Frost) An employee prepares a room at the Marin …
3 days ago
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San Francisco Bay Area
Palo Alto: Apartment proposal in single-family neighborhood can’t move forward, council decides
The Mercury News - Aldo Toledo
Single-family zoning isn’t going away any time soon in Palo Alto after city council members decided this week that apartment buildings don’t belong …
3 days ago
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Northern California
Big NYC investors grab Fremont buildings with life science tenants
The Mercury News - George Avalos
FREMONT — A big real estate investor with a global reach has bought two large office and research buildings in Fremont’s Ardenwood district, which …
4 days ago
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Pandemics
Offices are still dangerous places, Bay Area residents say in COVID poll
The Mercury News - Ethan Baron
Half of Bay Area residents recently surveyed by a prominent business group said they believed the coronavirus makes office work dangerous. According …
4 days ago
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Housing
Exclusive: Drone photos and video of new housing development at Alameda Point
The Mercury News - Jane Tyska
A $500 million project to transform part of the former U.S. Navy base now known as Alameda Point into housing, shops and offices is well underway. The …
4 days ago
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San Jose
Topgolf will open doors in north San Jose this week
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN JOSE — Topgolf is slated to open its doors this week in north San Jose’s Alviso district, offering a tech-oriented golf experience, along with …
5 days ago
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Larry Ellison
Photos: Tech billionaire Larry Ellison pays $80 million for Palm Beach mansion
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Palm Beach real estate is on (proverbial) fire, and the most recent person to heat things up is tech tycoon/real estate mogul Larry Ellison, who paid …
5 days ago
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Northern California
COVID real estate: Silicon Valley office market starts to heal
The Mercury News - George Avalos
SAN JOSE — Silicon Valley’s office market remained feeble during the first three months of 2021, but hope has emerged that the battered sector may …
5 days ago
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San Francisco Bay Area
Sponsored: Buyers who have lost to overbidders twice wonder who is controlling the rising prices
The Mercury News - Pat Kapowich
Q: Twice we have lost out on purchasing a home due to a 10% overbid. Even crazier, these properties were already overpriced when they came on the …
5 days ago
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Real Estate
Why $13 billion made by 20 real estate tycoons looks small
The Mercury News - Jonathan Lansner
Donald Bren, the 88-year-old owner of real estate giant Orange County-based Irvine Co., has a net worth of $15.3 billion, according to Forbes — again …
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