An eight‑acre Los Altos Hills estate at 27500 La Vida Real is listed near $37M, featuring a retractable‑roof pool and infrastructure built for heavy tech use. The asking price underscores tight high‑end inventory in the Bay Area.

Concord is accepting applications for a new first-time homebuyer program that provides up to $60,000 in down-payment loans for eligible households. Funding is limited and registration is required.

Berkeley’s updated BESO now makes electrification or other green upgrades part of many home sales, shifting costs and timelines for sellers and buyers.

Palo Alto’s City Council unanimously approved a seven-story, 183-unit building at 3781 El Camino Real, including roughly 23 below-market-rate units. The project used state housing rules to speed approval and fits new El Camino Real zoning.

A two-phase plan would convert the Caravelle Inn into 58 studios and add a 45-unit building, producing more than 100 apartments near North First transit.

Petaluma has hired David Baker Architects and tapped nearly $1.2M in state funds to design a master plan and a 10,000‑sqft resilience center for the 55‑acre fairgrounds. Council members say housing is off the table as the city begins public outreach and studies.

A restored Pacific Heights Queen Anne — this year’s Decorator Showcase house — is on the market for $25M, the first public listing since 1969.

Sonoma County Tourism has leased roughly 17,000 square feet at Fountaingrove Center in Santa Rosa, taking about a third of 3558 Round Barn Blvd. for expanded visitor services.

Santa Clara University and Sutter Health will open the Mark & Mary Stevens School of Medicine after a $175M gift, a move aimed at expanding physician training in Silicon Valley.

A 2015 Atherton estate at 190 Almendral Avenue sold for $32.5M on March 30 and ranked ninth among March 2026’s priciest U.S. home sales. The trade follows a string of high‑end deals nationally.

Gen Z now accounts for roughly 20% of mortgage requests, but their buying patterns vary — Midwestern metros lead while San Francisco lags despite a recent surge.

Rubicon Point Partners paid about $87.2 million for Shockwave Medical’s Santa Clara campus, at a notable discount to its county‑assessed value.

Notices of default tied to loans for two entitled downtown towers put the 896 Folsom and 777 Sutter projects at risk. The filings highlight stress on the city's development pipeline.