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1. 94027 - Atherton  Also known as the home of the $6.4 million dollar teardown, Atherton is a favorite of developers, who like the town's developer-friendly building code. The median household income is $236,845. 2. 94028 - Portola Valley. My hometown. When I was a kid this was a relatively mode...

The SustainLane 2008 US City Rankings of the 50 most-populous cities is the nation's most complete report card on urban sustainability. The study's indicators focus on which city's public transit, renewable energy, local food, and development approaches are most likely to  limit the impacts of fo...

The San Francisco gay community has its roots in the San Francisco Gold Rush when the emerging city was mostly young males. Newspapers of the day told of the exploits of the "Lavender Cowboys." Military purges of homosexuals during WWII had a profound effect on making San Francisco a destination ...

A buyers' market should be just that- a buyers' market.  By its very name it means buyers should be doing one thing and one thing only- buying. But the irony of a buyers' market is that even through the opportunity to buy is high, buyers' urgency hits an all-time low. Buyer reluctance is ironic s...

This Chronicle article reports discounts at The Millennium, Cubix, Radiance and One Rincon, and discusses the general tenor around negotiating good deals for new homes. The Millenium Tower in San Francisco is very high end, with a brand name known for cutting edge, luxury projects. Besides offeri...

You may think it's a rotten time to sell your house (and it's really not, however that's  a different discussion),  but it's a great time to do renovations or repairs.  Costs are starting to drop - in some cases, sharply - on everything from building materials to contractors' fees as the economy ...

You may think it's a rotten time to sell your house (and it's really not, however that's  a different discussion),  but it's a great time to do renovations or repairs.  Costs are starting to drop - in some cases, sharply - on everything from building materials to contractors' fees as the economy ...

The San Francisco gay community has its roots in the San Francisco Gold Rush when the emerging city was mostly young males. Newspapers of the day told of the exploits of the "Lavender Cowboys." Military purges of homosexuals during WWII had a profound effect on making San Francisco a destination ...

So Ms. Pacita Damicali of Gallagher and Lindsey in Alameda, CA told me I need to get my blog postings up here. I'm a bit of an old hand at blogging about San Francisco Real Estate-- you can see about three years worth of postings at www.sfrealestatebuzz.com.  Given that ActiveRain is 'blog centra...