Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:30:12 -0800 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:30:12 -0800 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/green/This-Aint-Your-Mothers-Hippie-School-70575127.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:18:17 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/headroyce.jpg
The environmental movement just found the perfect spokesperson.

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The fate of the City's only rooftop bar remains in the balance.

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Target may be coming to the Metreon but does the move make sense?

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Berkeley approves of building a ferry terminal but not without a catch.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/3M-Peninsula-Home-Raffled-for-150-70386677.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:14:10 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/housea.jpg
Bay Area housing prices are tumbling, but this one is ridiculous.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Put-Your-Green-Where-Your-Mouth-Is-70331682.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:02:34 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/pacheightsgreenmansion.jpg
A $14 million eco-friendly would show your commitment to Mother Earth.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Twiiter-Puts-Its-VC-Money-to-Work-70302882.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:41:21 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*70/twitterheadquarters07.jpg
Twitter shows us what $1 billion looks like with its new office.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Santa-Clara-Ignores-the-Citys-Dream-of-Keeping-the-49ers.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:31:03 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*77/49erssantaclarastadium1.jpg
Santa Clara continues to lure the 49ers south despite the City's best efforts.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Home-Raffle-Prizes-May-Be-Smaller-Than-They-Appear-jw-70221492.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:09:30 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/marin11.jpg
Are you actually going to get a home if you win a charity raffle? Depends.

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From nondescript apartment buildings to spectacular mansions, check out these celebrity cribs including Joe Montana's estate going for... what else? $49 million.]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Hunters-Point-Master-Plan-Still-Relies-Heavily-on-the-49ers.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:44:32 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/49ersnewstadium.jpg
Lennar has released its latest plan for the redevelopment of the Hunters Point/Candlestick area but is it enough to keep the 49ers interested?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/shopping/Metreon-Mum-About-Target-Becoming-Its-New-Savior-69906217.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:31:27 -0800 Dan_H]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/200904metreon.jpg
The Metreon's makeover from a failed futuristic mall to a gourmet emporium is in flux.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/100-Dinner-Could-Ground-Pesky-Lifesaving-Helicopters-69784032.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:39:21 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/2008-10-copters.jpg
How do you stop helicopters from flying over your home? Throw a $100-a-plate dinner.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Wilkes-Bashford-Files-for-Chapter-11-69684297.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:42:26 -0800 Matt Del Fresco on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/wilkesbashford.jpg
San Francisco luxury retailer Wilkes Bashford files for Chapter 11.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Live-Where-You-Eat-69681702.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:12:24 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/sushiduplex02.jpg
For the sushi-loving landlord in all of us there is now a place where you can eat where you live without ever cooking.

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For the sushi-loving landlord in all of us there is now a place where you can eat where you live without ever cooking.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Sacramentos-Horse-Friendly-Urban-Planning-jw-69604777.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:51:12 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/2890988630_8572470b07_b.jpg
Could horses be the next alternative transportation craze?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/More-Million-Dollar-Homes-in-Mortgage-Default-jw-69598462.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:44 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/Adriatica6.jpg
Do increasing default rates in Saratoga and Los Gatos signal more million dollar foreclosures?

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Haights-Whole-Foods-Love-Affair-Finally-Set-to-Begin-69584057.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:21:52 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/whole-foods-market.jpg
The Haight's hatred towards Whole Foods has finally come to an end.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Did-Larry-Ellison-Block-TomKats-Bay-Area-Move-69578787.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:52 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/tomkatiesuri.jpg
Tom Cruise may not be Robin Williams new neighbor after all.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/1-Could-Get-You-a-Historic-Berkeley-Victorian-69430537.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:18:53 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/ucberkeley.jpg
If you want to purchase a Victorian home all you need is a dollar to start the bidding..

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Is-the-TomKat-Show-Moving-to-San-Francisco-69399692.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:42:07 -0800 KATIE HOLMES AND TOM CRUISE: Cruise, 47, enthusiastically professed his love for Holmes, 30, on Oprah in 2005. The couple married in 2006 and are the proud parents of 3-year-old paparazzi favorite, Suri Cruise.]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/080609+CRADLE+ROBBERS+Cruise+Holmes.jpg
Hide your couches. Rumor has it that Tom Cruise is moving to San Francisco.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Market-Streets-Proposed-Makeover-69309952.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:49:42 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*84/cityplace03.jpg
Urban Realty is planning to bring a five-story mall called CityPlace to mid Market.

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Billboards may not be the answer but shopping could be.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Exploratorium-Embarcadero-Exploration-Gets-Serious-69150847.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:08:28 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*67/newexploratorium01.jpg
The Exploratorium's move up the Embaracadero has received another enthusiastic thumbs up.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/shopping/Walnut-Creek-Says-No-to-NIMBYs-Yes-to-Neimans-69135477.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:34:26 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/neimanmarcus1.jpg
Neiman Marcus was able to overcome a powerful group of East Bay NIMBYs after all.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/San-Francisco-Voters-Say-No-to-Times-Square-Billboards.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:10:43 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/billboard+times+square.jpg
San Francisco voters said no to billboards on Tuesday.

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Will any massive new buildings rise on San Francisco's eastern waterfront soon? Not likely.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/events/Ice-Rinks-Bring-Holidays-Back-to-the-City-68690562.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:49:28 -0800 Misterken on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*83/unionsquareicerink.jpg
The closest thing to snow in the City is its holiday ice rinks.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Top-10-Reasons-California-is-Better-Than-Texas-67681487.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:07:16 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*90/83622515.jpg
The supremacy of the Golden State is once again being called into question by Texas.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Lawyer-Says-CitiApartments-Boss-Didnt-Bounce-Checks-67742277.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:26:39 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/citiapartments.jpg
The lawyer for CitiApartments head man says his client didn't bounce checks -- in Las Vegas -- after all.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Police-May-Have-Canned-Notorious-Bay-Area-Tagger-67730212.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:48:15 -0800 Plug 1 on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*80/girafa.jpg
One of the Bay Area's most prolific taggers was reportedly nabbed by police in San Jose.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Newsom-Favors-Market-Street-Billboard-Makeover--67375412.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:07:55 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*60/marketstreetbillboards.jpg
It's not quite the 11th hour, but the previously silent Gavin has come out in favor of Mid-Market's Prop D, the measure to allow signage on Market Street between 5th and 7th. The mayor's support, however, may not make much difference come Tuesday.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/Head-of-CitiApartments-Wanted-for-Bouncing-Checks-67271162.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:20:39 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/citiapartments.jpg
The ongoing CitiAparments saga continues to get stranger.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/around-town/real-estate/The-War-on-Fun-Turns-Back-to-NightClubs-66069042.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:24:05 -0800 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/120*66/dnalounge.jpg
The City's on going War on Fun will be back in court Monday.

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