Real Estate: Price for private island in San Francisco Bay drops to $5 million

Problem viewing email? View in Web Browser or Visit our website Friday, September 4, 2015 Real Estate  Price for private island in San Francisco Bay drops to $5 million Price for private island in San Francisco Bay drops to $5 million In a city with some of the highest home prices in the country, a private island in the San Francisco Bay is now for sale for $5 million. Barry Zito's Marin mansion sells for $8.15 million Barry Zito, the former San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics pitcher, has sold his Kentfield mansion for $8.15 million in one of a spate of high-profile Marin luxury home sales this year. Palo Alto: 7.7-acre addition to Foothills Park to remain closed until hydrology study is done It will be at least a year before Palo Alto residents can access a 7.7-acre addition to Foothills Park. Photos: Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith selling Monte Sereno mansion Click here if viewing from a mobile device. Ex-49ers QB Alex Smith has listed his French Villa-style home in Monte Sereno for $3. San Jose considers stronger rent control law for next year As Silicon Valley's soaring rents continue to squeeze out the working class and developers push to build more market-rate apartments, city leaders on Tuesday will discuss a controversial proposal to beef up San Jose's rent control law by January. Silicon Valley CEO still battling to demolish historic Pebble Beach home It was almost five years ago when Silicon Valley tech venture capitalist CEO Massy Mehdipour went to the county with what might have seemed like an unremarkable request: demolish an aging, 50-year-old Signal Hill Road house and replace it with her 12,000-square-foot dream home. Fixing the rental crisis: Make Room's Angela Boyd is trying Incomes are stagnating and rents are rising. In steps Angela Boyd, managing director of the Make Room campaign, which aims to address the nationwide rental crisis. Los Gatos, Saratoga: Home prices way beyond what buyers can truly afford Housing affordability is becoming a major issue in California, as home prices rise beyond the reach of majority of home buyers. Latest home prices for Milpitas, Berryessa, Fremont, Newark Home sales are compiled by CalREsource, an Oakland real estate information company. Sale prices are computed from the county transfer tax information shown on the deeds that record at close of escrow and are published four to eight weeks after such recording. Richmond: Rent control foes submit more than 7,000 signatures by deadline The California Apartment Association on Thursday said that it had collected more than 7,000 signatures from Richmond residents opposed to rent control, more than enough to disqualify the ordinance from going into law. With signatures still to be verified, backers of rent control are considering legal options challenging tactics used by petition circulators. Nextdoor: When a neighborhood website turns unneighborly Nextdoor offers users the best and worst of social media, and on an intimate, neighborhood-by-neighborhood basis. Photos: Hillsborough 'Flintstone House' for sale The famous throwback house near 280 dubbed the Flintstone House has hit the market for $4.2 million, according to the Facebook page of realtor Judy Meuschke with Alain Pinel. Walnut Creek firm buys hotel company, consolidates holdings in local office Walnut Creek’s Hall Equities Group buys Minnesota hotel company to set up holdings in 34 properties with some 4,000 rooms and plans to build more hotels, including one in Walnut Creek. San Jose council approves plan to strengthen rent control Renters struggling to stay afloat in Silicon Valley amid skyrocketing rents could find some relief after the City Council approved a plan Tuesday to strengthen San Jose's rent control and bolster tenant protections. Wal-Mart asks some stores to schedule fewer hours for workers Wal-Mart says it is asking some stores to schedule workers for fewer hours, although it says the directive is only being given to stores that are assigning more hours than they were expected to. RETURN TO TOP Copyright 2015 San Jose Mercury News, All rights reserved.     ABOUT THIS E-MAIL - This email newsletter is brought to you by the San Jose Mercury News, 4 N. Second St., Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95113. You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the program. - If you do NOT want to receive this email in the future, please click to UNSUBSCRIBE. - To advertise in this newsletter, click to CONTACT A SALES AGENT. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) InfoLinks InfoLinks Copyright to the source newsletters, this is just the FYI links to news . Awesome Inc. theme. Powered by Blogger.