Historic 34-bedroom Bay Area estate returns to the market for $110M

A sprawling and storied five-generation family estate in Woodside, complete with its own reservoir, three pools and dozens of bedrooms, is being sold for $110 million. 

Affordable housing lottery: 3-bedroom Bay Area home for $183,000

The City of Hayward says two lucky families will have an opportunity to buy a 3-bedroom home for under $200,000 through an affordable housing lottery system next month. The homes are designated for families who are low-income.

State Farm homeowner insurance rates to skyrocket

Customers with home insurance policies through State Farm will soon pay higher premiums after California granted a rate hike.

Lawsuit dismissed over Sen. Dianne Feinstein's Stinson Beach home

The daughter of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein has dismissed a lawsuit over her mother’s Stinson Beach home after it was sold for millions.

SF Habitat for Humanity welcomes 8 families to new homes

Along Amber Drive in the Diamond Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, eight new homeowners picked up their keys; keys to homes donated to them.

Vermin in rodent form invade parts of the Bay Area

As the cold, wet weather sets in, some are noticing mice and rats are overrunning communities such as Vallejo and Benicia.

Robin Williams former SF's Sea Cliff home on sale for $25 million

In San Francisco's Sea Cliff neighborhood stands a nearly century-old mansion sprawling over thousands of square feet with unique views of the Bay Area. But in addition to the iconic sights for sore eyes, it's also one of the former homes of the late comedian and actor Robin Williams.

Insurance Commissioners 'deal' with home insurers raises lots of questions

When a very high state official says he has a deal on a critical cornerstone of the entire state economy, it’s worth exploring how true that is.

Bay Area rents decline but have little impact on housing crisis

According to Apartmentlist.com, rents in the Bay Area having taken their biggest year-to-year dip over the last 27 months.

Palo Alto home burglarized for third time in 3 years

Police in Palo Alto say a multi-million dollar home was burglarized for the third time in three years this week.

Home prices may have bottomed out

The National Association of Realtors reports that with July home prices, nationally, the latest figures in, were almost 2% higher than July of last year. However, western states did not do as well so far.

New California law aims to build affordable housing faster

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill last week that lawmakers say will help speed up the process of building new affordable housing in California. 

A potential new major city between Rio Vista and Fairfield

After many months of reporters trying to find out who was buying up a large chunk of rural Solano County, we now know that an investor group, Flannery, which now calls itself Forever California, is behind the silent and mostly secret project.

The Fed just hiked interest rates again: Here's how payments compare to 2022

To combat runaway inflation, the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates in March of last year, just 17 months ago. But what's the difference in the cost of things we finance or charge?

Startup tech firm pulls out of high rise towers project in downtown San Jose

Nabr’s plan for the towers included allowing people to customize their unit within a lease-to-own agreement but economic uncertainty overall may have played a role in their withdrawal.

Homeowners insurance cancellation problems get worse

Homeowners insurance cancellations are becoming all too common and the competition is dwindling as well. Joe Pochron, says he never had made a claim with GEICO which sold him a bundle of policies including auto.