Category Archives: Bay Area Homes for Sale

2898 Broadway Street on San Francisco’s Gold Coast SOLD for $17,750,000

Feb. 13, 2026

Does not having a garage on San Francisco’s Gold Coast result in a $14,500,000 or 45% real estate price markdown? The spectacular Bliss Estate, located at 2898 Broadway Street, SF 94115 has finally SOLD and closed Escrow at $17,750,000 (per MLS), but 45% less than the original $32,000,000 list price! This Dutch Colonial Revival house, built in 1899, was featured in the 2024 SF Showcase Decorator Showcase and was originally listed by Compass on 08/23/2023 for $32,000,000.

Dining Room at 2898 Broadway St SF_Photo Courtesy Jeni Pfeiffer

Dining Room at 2898 Broadway St SF_Photo Courtesy Jeni Pfeiffer

The historic Bliss Estate featured a dramatic, columned entrance hall leading to 11,155 Square Feet of living space with 10 Bedrooms and 7 Bathrooms, separated on 5 floors, with sweeping views of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. However, this massive home was perched on a small 5,776 square foot lot and was designed without a garage. The beautiful Bliss Estate featured detailed designer touches

2024 San Francisco Decorator Showcase Booklet_Photo Courtesy Jeni Pfeiffer

2024 San Francisco Decorator Showcase Booklet_Photo Courtesy Jeni Pfeiffer

Despite the fact that 2898 Broadway Street is located in a premier Billionaire’s Row neighborhood, it took more than 2 years to finally close escrow on 11/25/2025 at 45% below asking for $17,750,000. MLS#: SF425036193 Courtesy COMPASS

For more information regarding homes like this, CONTACT: Jeni Pfeiffer, Broker Associate, COMPASS. m: 408-813-4256  DRE: #01709666

Wow !! FABULOUS 6-Bedroom SUNNYVALE Home listed FOR SALE $1,650,000

FABULOUS 6-Bedroom, Two-Story 1,940 sqft Single Family Home perched on a SPACIOUS 6,032 sqft lot in a PRIME Location!*ML82011735 listed for $1,650,000.

Enter to a welcoming living room with a wood-burning fireplace and adjoining dining/kitchen combo w/granite counter*2 1/2 Bathrooms, plus 3 extra defined spaces perfect for media, office or hang-out rooms*Freshly Painted Interior and Exterior*New plush carpets w/baseboards in bedrooms and stairwell. Continue reading

200,000 housing units in Bay Area pipeline. Is it enough to move the needle?

Courtesy Emily Fancher

There are 200,000 housing units in the planning pipeline or under construction throughout the Bay Area and approximately 43 percent of those are rental units.

Housing units in Bay Area pipeline

Housing units in Bay Area pipeline

The housing pipeline number, which was reported by a Bay Area real estate consultancy, includes market-rate and affordable projects in San Francisco, the East Bay, Peninsula and Silicon Valley down through San Jose.

CLICK HERE for the full San Francisco Business Times article.

Bay Area home sales great for sellers, tough on buyers

“Bay Area Housing – Hopeful buyers face big hurdles – Low inventory drives up prices shutting out midlevel shoppers”

Courtesy Pete Carey – June 12, 2014

The Bay Area’s housing market stumbled in May — prime home-buying season — as high prices and low inventory held real estate sales well below normal levels, according to a report Thursday.

Sales of single-family houses were down from the same month last year in the East Bay, Peninsula and South Bay, while prices were up, according to real estate information service DataQuick, which released the report. Prices for all types of homes were at their highest since November 2007 in the nine-county Bay Area.

CLICK HERE for the full Mercury News article.

 

Intero founder Gino Blefari to take charge of Warren Buffett’s real estate franchise business

Congratulations Gino Blefari – A great businessman, leader, inspirational mentor who I appreciate many great years having been a part of his team!

Courtesy Inman News, June 10, 2014

Earl Lee, the veteran Prudential Real Estate executive who helped launch Warren Buffett’s new real estate franchise brand, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, will step down as CEO of parent company HSF Affiliates Inc. on Jan. 1 and hand over the reins to Gino Blefari, the founder of Intero Real Estate Services.

Cupertino, Calif.-based Intero Real Estate Services was acquired last month by Buffett’s giant brokerage firm, HomeServices of America Inc., giving the company a foothold in Silicon Valley.

CLICK HERE for the full Inman News article.