Backyard ADU in Berkeley Is Listed as a $995K Private Home in a Creative Attempt To Provide More Affordable Bay Area Housing

275-Year-Old New Jersey Home Lists for $400,000

A 100-year-old Bay Area property that was once home to a main residence and a studio apartment has now been transformed into a three-dwelling compound that will see multiple homeowners sharing a piece of the property pie. 1516 Blake St. in Berkeley, CA, began as a Mediterranean-style dwelling that was built in 1925, but in … Read more

Buying a House in an Unincorporated Area: Fewer Rules With Unique Considerations

Front exterior of 2030 Sand Hill Rd, a home for sale in Menlo Park, CA.

Where your home falls on the map shapes nearly every part of your life—from how far you drive to work to the schools your kids attend and the property taxes you pay. But geography also determines the quieter parts of homeownership, like who’s responsible for the day-to-day functions of your neighborhood, including trimming street trees … Read more

Historic ‘Pirate-Inspired’ Florida Keys Home Lists for $2 Million—as Owner Warns Area Is Losing Its Unique Charm to Faceless ‘Concrete Bunkers’

Historic ‘Pirate-Inspired’ Florida Keys Home Seeks Buyer to Preserve Style as ‘Faceless Concrete Structures’ Are Built

When Dubravka Wahl first laid eyes on her unique Florida home in 2023, she instantly fell in love. Not just with the prime beachfront location and double-lot property—but with the unique pirate-inspired architecture that lent the property its signature Keys feel. “It was absolutely gorgeous,” she recalls of the $2 million home, which is suitably … Read more