Tahoe’s Shakespeare Ranch makes dramatic appearance on the market
To be or not to be the new owner of Shakespeare Ranch, that is the question here. For those who like history, ranches, and Lake Tahoe, this property could be a dream come true. History This estate has...
View ArticleGuns N’ Roses guitarist Slash lists medieval Beverly Hills mansion
Do you know where you are? You’re in Slash’s house, baby. Well, what used to be his family home: The famed top hat-wearing lead guitarist has listed his decidedly unique abode. Fans of celebrity real...
View ArticleRed Rock Island now yours for only $5M
How much to own your own private island spanning three Bay Area Counties? $22M? Half that? A quarter? Don’t worry if you can’t guess: neither can Red Rock Island’s seller and real estate team. In 2012,...
View ArticleSurreal estate for sale: Your own private volcano in the Mojave
If the Flintstone House is out of your price range, perhaps The Volcano House will do instead. Privately (or is that desolately?) situated on 60 acres of Mojave Desert, this Midcentury/Star Trekkian...
View ArticleOwn this castle in Ben Lomond for $1.6M
In a week of surreal estates, how can we ignore this actual castle for sale? The home at 9969 Hwy 9 in Ben Lomond is just that: a 3,600-square-foot, 4-bed, 5-bath castle situated on a riverfront double...
View ArticleSan Francisco wins best city for trick-or-treating for 5th year in a row
For the fifth year running, San Francisco has won the title of best city in the U.S. for trick-or-treating. Also on Zillow’s annual list, San Jose made #2 and Los Angeles #3. The only other California...
View ArticleSpooky real estate from around the nation
The season of spooky has arrived, and that’s certainly proven in the nation’s real estate listings. Above is one example, and below, more to come. These houses aren’t haunted, but peruse the galleries...
View ArticleIs the Schweppes mansion America’s most haunting real estate?
If we’re looking for a particularly gothic, haunting Halloween-themed piece of real estate, The Schweppe Mansion has everything going for it. History, fame, wealth, death, suicide, ghosts and a long,...
View ArticleReal escape: Michelangelo’s Tuscan Villa for sale
The idea of living in a Tuscan villa would on its own be fantastic enough. But if that villa was once the home of Michelangelo? This is no fantasy: Michelangelo bought this villa in Tuscany in 1549, at...
View ArticleSan Francisco’s three top home sales for 2015
This was a banner year for San Francisco real estate prices, but even in a sea of seven-figure sales, these three stand out—namely because they’re actually eight figures—a less and less uncommon...
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