Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 17:28:39 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:28:39 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Winchester-Mystery-House-to-Become-Hollywood-Star-149291895.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:47:50 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/185*120/winchester.jpg
The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose is the perfect set for a horror movie and that's just what a group of Hollywood producers thinks.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Tim-Lincecums-House-Sells-148341525.html Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:24:41 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/tim-lincecum-house.jpg
The San Francisco home that Tim Lincecum once allegedly trashed has been sold.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Tenderloin-Park-Gets-an-Unexpected-Boost-148019915.html Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:11:51 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/Boeddeker+Park.JPG
San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood is about as concrete as it gets. It's gritty character is imbrued with the poor and down-and-out who inhabit its streets and single room occupancy hotels. It isn’t...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Old-Cal-Stadium-Sprints-Toward-End-Zone-147085805.html Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:17:01 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/003_cal_stadium.JPG
The giant bowl of Cal’s Memorial Stadium looked like an ant colony, with dozens of workers darting about, carrying loads of timber, bounding down its 1923 stairs, driving fork lifts along the muddy bottom.

Photo Credit: Joe Rosato Jr.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/George-Lucas-Pulls-the-Plug-on-Marin-County-Plans-146941215.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:30:20 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/181*120/93309954.jpg
Lucasfilm was planning to build a digital production studio on his historic Grady Ranch Farm in Lucas Valley, but the company received opposition.

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Some may think of life in San Francisco as a nomadic existence, with residents coming and going. But one family is putting its home on the market for the first time since it was built 84 years ago.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/San-Francisco-Plans-to-Demolish-Candlestick-146290505.html Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:26:16 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/176*120/137011614.jpg
With the groundbreaking of the 49ers' new stadium in Santa Clara set for exactly two weeks from today, it is all but inevitable that the team will leave its home of 41 years.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/the-cove/Giants-Development-Plan-Doesnt-Include-Warriors-146116895.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:18:17 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/giants23.JPG
The San Francisco Giants are moving on with a site once eyed to be the future home of the Golden State Warriors without the basketball team.

Photo Credit: Lori Preuitt

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/49er-Stadium-Groundbreaking-April-19-145843635.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:38:16 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/stadium12.jpg
The San Francisco 49ers and the city of Santa Clara have an official date for the official groundbreaking for the new professional football stadium.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Marina-Home-On-the-Market-For-the-First-Time-Ever--145714345.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:01:51 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*193/2057JeffersonStreet1.jpg
These days real estate is all about buying, selling, and flipping so when a property comes on the market that has never been up for sale, we can't help but be impressed. According to Curbed,...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Good-Time-To-Buy-SF-Sees-Steepest-Drop-in-Home-Prices-144477805.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:07:22 -0700 Madison Bear]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/realworldsanfrancisco.jpg
Home prices dropped 2.5 percent in San Francisco in January.

Photo Credit: Madison Bear

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/the-scene/real-estate/Quake-Preps_-Bolting-Down-Your-Home/144307425 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:24:28 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/house-bolting-earthquake-bolt.jpg
Many people don't realize they're unprepared for an earthquake until the big one hits and by then it's too late. However, there are things you can do now, like bolting down your

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Moped-Sharing-Startup-Wants-to-Scoot-You-Around-SF-142823795.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:27:24 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/scooters-030612.jpg
A new startup wants to get San Francisco commuters out of their cabs, buses and cars and into mopeds and scooters. Shared, of course.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/PHApple-Driving-Real-Estate-Boom-20-142120853.html Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:21:32 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Apple-New-Rollout-P11.jpg
It's boom 2.0 all over again, this time in the real estate sector, as office-hungry tech firms like Apple are snapping up vacant office space at record paces.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Lady-Gaga-Spotted-in-Sonoma-Eating-140648643.html Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:11:58 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/176*120/lady-gaga-twitter-facebook-hacked2-thumb-550xauto-79312.jpg
Fig salads, fig cocktails, rabbit bolognese and a huge custom-made cake: it was all in a weekend for Lady Gaga, who visited two Sonoma County restaurants this weekend.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Buy-Pat-the-Bats-Arizona-Pad--140628233.html Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:40:15 -0700 recently listing his Scottsdale, Arizona crib, which is located a mere 22 miles from the Giants' spring training facilities. On the market for $3.695 million, Burrell's home is as swanky as they come. The baller pad is decked out with custom furnishings, an elevator, game room, wet bar, and a really sweet contemporary design. Click through the photo gallery to take a tour of the Machine's…err, we mean, Burrell's South Western abode. ]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/Burrell+pumped+up.jpg recently listing his Scottsdale, Arizona crib, which is located a mere 22 miles from the Giants' spring training facilities. On the market for $3.695 million, Burrell's home is as swanky as they come. The baller pad is decked out with custom furnishings, an elevator, game room, wet bar, and a really sweet contemporary design. Click through the photo gallery to take a tour of the Machine's…err, we mean, Burrell's South Western abode. ]]>
Although former San Francisco Giant Pat Burrell never officially announced his retirement, the man known as Pat the Bat seemed to squash any rumors at making a comeback this baseball season...

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/San-Jose-Earthquakes-Get-Go-Ahead-for-New-Stadium-140112513.html Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:32:33 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/earthquakes+new+stadium+jpg.jpg
The San Jose Planning Commission gave a unanimous 6-0 vote to uphold the Earthquakes' Planned Development Permit Wednesday night.

]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b3fffe8c170c94d823613f57848aceec&p=4 b3fffe8c170c94d823613f57848aceec ]]> Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:32:33 -0700 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/David-Lee-Helps-Jeremy-Lin-Find-a-New-Home-139477593.html Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:10:15 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Jeremy-Lin-WHYY.jpg
Warriors' forward David Lee is reportedly subletting his apartment in the Trump Tower to Jeremy Lin.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/George-To-The-Rescue-Home-Renovation-LX-137496358.html Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:26:34 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/GTTR_SHOW_LINEUP_GFX.jpg
Helping Families One Home at a Time

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/SFs-Expensive-Nonexistent-Parking-Is-Also-Award-Winning-139038699.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:27:40 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/sf-parklet.jpg
San Francisco won an award for its SFPark variable-priced parking meters as well as the parklets that have taken over parking spaces.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Buy-Matt-Cains-San-Francisco-Home-139042894.html Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:56:48 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Matt+Cain+Giants.jpg
A die hard San Francisco Giants' fan with an extra $3.58 million could get the ultimate piece of memorabilia.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Apple-Buying-Up-Office-Space-in-Sunnyvale-138955194.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:59:54 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/161*120/401993_367782166585089_188097847886856_1383490_1708218726_n.jpg
The lines for coffee and snacks are about to get a lot longer in downtown Sunnyvale.

Photo Credit: Kris Sanchez

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Art-Gallery-Meets-Mansion-in-Belvedere---138832189.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:01:51 -0700 View the listing.]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/184*120/VillaBelvedere1.jpg View the listing.]]>
It's not often that a $45 million waterfront mega-mansion hits the market and is totally open for public tours. The Marin Designers Showcase estate, located in the posh Marin County town of Belvedere...

Photo Credit: Matt McCourtney

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Golden-Gate-Bridge-Gets-Bicycle-Speed-Sensors-138671204.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:26:13 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/golden-gate-bridge-bicycle-.jpg
The Golden Gate Bridge now has digital sensors to inform bicyclists how fast they are going on the sidewalks.

Photo Credit: Golden Gate District

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/New-Look-Metreon-to-Open-This-Weekend-138652784.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:33:55 -0700 WarzauWynn on Flickr]]> http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/176*120/metreon1.jpg WarzauWynn on Flickr]]>
San Francisco will get its first look at a revamped Metreon this weekend.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Americas-Cup-Owes-SF-12-Million-138594844.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:40:40 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/oracleracing.jpg
Organizers for the America's Cup boat races scheduled to come to San Francisco in 2013 still owe the city $12 million, with another $20 million due over the next two years.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/San-Francisco-Stinks-But-Not-as-Bad-as-Los-Angeles-138503834.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:48:02 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/210*120/golden_gate_bridge_fog_02.jpg
Well there is no debating one thing when it comes to the San Francisco-Los Angeles debate: Which city smells better.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Bay-Areas-Red-Rock-Island-for-Sale-9-Million-138210484.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:42:36 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/redrockisland1.jpg
You can own one of San Francisco bay's most unusual piece of real estate for $9 million. Red Rock Island is up for sale.

Photo Credit: Zillow.com

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Buy-Tim-Lincecums-Home-138334694.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:42:44 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/191*120/lincydbacks.jpg
The San Francisco home that Tim Lincecum once allegedly trashed is on the market.

Photo Credit: AP

]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=f1126619d366deb15eece1d1a5f430dd&p=4 f1126619d366deb15eece1d1a5f430dd ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:42:44 -0700 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Squatters-Plaguing-Neighbors-Near-Foreclosures-137194508.html Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:01:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/foreclosure+new.jpg
It's a problem plaguing our country. Squatters moving into foreclosed homes and banks paying them to get out.

Photo Credit: Getty Images

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Looking-For-Love-In-Wine-Country-136942173.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:01:30 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/benflajnik.jpg
Bachelor Ben Flajnik travels to Sonoma to take his troupe of 18 women on dates around his hometown.

Photo Credit: ABC

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/the-scene/real-estate/Turning-Parking-Spaces-into-Parks/136720288 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:37:27 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/OAKLANDPARKLETPKG_5745188_722x406_2183689549.jpg
Parking spaces may be disappearing in Oakland to make way for community space. It's an idea that may drive some people away from shopping districts while attracting others. NBC Bay Area's Jean...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Bomb-Proof-Space-Station-For-Sale-136685978.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:58:49 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*123/sat3.jpg
The James Earth Station in Carmel Valley is now on sale for a little under $3 million.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Presidio-Set-to-Open-a-Hotel-136605608.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:46:42 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/presidiohotel.JPG
The Presidio Trust, a government-run organization that manages the former San Francisco military base, announced that it will open a 22 room inn in the national park by April.

Photo Credit: Josh Keppel

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Muir-Woods-to-Hike-Fees-January-1-136325813.html Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:23:20 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/muir+woods.jpg
The entrance fee to Muir Woods National Monument will increase from $5 to $7 starting Jan. 1.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Downtown-San-Francisco-Penthouse-Sells-for-28-Million-135868788.html Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:17:07 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/178*120/penthouse2.jpg
The most expensive bank-owned residential property in the U.S. has sold for $28 million.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook-Transfer-to-Menlo-Park-Underway-135828623.html Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:31:28 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/fbmenlopark.jpg
It is no longer proper to say Palo Alto-based Facebook.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Foreclosed-SF-Penthouse-Sells-for-35-Million-135673478.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:55:51 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/177*120/12-15-2011+10-18-13+AM.jpg
The two story penthouse was worth $35 million. We don't know what it told for.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/135672713.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:14:06 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/188minna.jpg
The two-story penthouse happens to reside in downtown San Francisco.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebooks-Menlo-Park-Move-Is-Almost-Complete-135586573.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:13:39 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/108915161_10.JPG
By this weekend it will no longer be proper to say Palo Alto-based Facebook.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/SFMOMA-Addition-Very-Expensive-Could-Close-Museum-135464238.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:15:02 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/SFMOMA-37.JPG
The SFMOMA's addition is slated to cost ten times what the original museum cost in 1995.

Photo Credit: Josh Keppel

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South Bay land lovers rejoice: Henry W. Coe State Park is going to be open to the public for at least three more years.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Twitter-Unveils-Plans-for-New-Campus-135450663.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:28:32 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/vlcsnap2011120917h24m26s2_722x406_2175201209.jpg
Lost in the unveiling of Twitter's new look last week was details of the company's new office.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/San-Francisco-Is-Expensive----Officially-135271068.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:01:43 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/yahoo-sign-P2.jpg
The City by the Bay has been found to be one of the most expensive places in the country to live, according to a new study by the Council for Community and Economic Research.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Drones-are-Eyes-in-the-Sky-for-Real-Estate-Agents-135256843.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:13:02 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/PKG+REAL+ESTATE+DRON-poster.jpg
Drones developed for warfare are being put to use domestically as tools for realtors.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/The-Apple-of-Home-Builders-Finds-a-Bay-Area-Home-135223748.html Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:54:40 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/bluhomes-breezehouse.jpg
Not all startups are concerned with earning a multi-billion dollar valuation. Some are trying to change the world.

Photo Credit: Blu Homes

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Apple-Updates-New-Campus-Plan-135197728.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:22:56 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*122/apple5.jpg
Updates for Apples new campus were posted by the Cupertino City Council on Tuesday.

Photo Credit: City of Cupertino

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/the-scene/real-estate/Application-Fees-Add-to-High-Rental-Rates-135052628.html Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:35:59 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/PHI+for+rent+sign+072011.jpg
With a record low in vacancy rates, more landlords can get away with charging interested tenants application fees to view available apartments.

Photo Credit: NBC Philadelphia

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