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Built for original owner Arthur Mathews, this home is one of only six residences in the greater Bay Area designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The home is built around around courtyards and gardens and features floor-to-ceiling windows. Photo by David Eichler/courtesy Modern Homes Realty.

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A rare opportunity for the Wright home

by David Goll April 20, 2022 10:31 amJuly 2, 2025 3:54 pm

With people spending more time at home over the past two years, local real estate professionals say consumer demand has shifted toward homes on more spacious lots in areas such as Los Altos Hills and Portola Valley. Embarcadero Media file photo.

Taking stock of real estate, post-COVID

by Linda Taaffe April 19, 2022 10:42 amJuly 2, 2025 9:42 pm

THE 'USONIAN': AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS ...

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright created what he called the “Usonian” home style
— based on the word Usonia, a shorthand that Wright favored for “United States of America” — to provide affordable housing to the American middle class during the 1930s-’40s. The Mathews House, shown here, was built in the Usonian style in 1952. (Click right arrow to learn more about the Usonian.) Photo by David Eichler/Courtesy Modern Homes Realty.

Rare Frank Lloyd Wright home hits the Midpeninsula market

by David Goll April 19, 2022 10:40 amJuly 2, 2025 3:54 pm

The median price for single-family homes in Palo Alto has reached $3.71 million, which is 9% higher than the same period in 2021 and 4.3% higher than 2021 overall. Photo by Veronica Weber.

Peninsula home prices break historical ceiling — again

by Xin Jiang April 19, 2022 10:39 amJuly 3, 2025 8:38 pm

New and recently remodeled older homes that are move-in ready are especially in demand, said Denise Welsh, a Los Altos-based broker associate for Compass Real Estate. File photo/courtesy Coldwell Banker Realty.

Hold on! The spring market is going to be a very wild ride

by David Goll April 19, 2022 10:38 amJuly 2, 2025 3:54 pm

SLIDESHOW: Mihail Fechete recently opened a second location of his Nob Hill Hardware store in Palo Alto to expand his business and cut down his commute. Photo by Lloyd Lee.

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With DIY projects on the rise, Nob Hill Hardware expands into Palo Alto

by Lloyd Lee March 29, 2022 11:10 am

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Menlo Park blew past market rate housing targets by nearly 790% while affordable housing trailed behind

by Lloyd Lee March 23, 2022 11:55 am

Parking spots by a small strip of El Camino Real businesses were removed after a City Council decision on March 8. Screenshot from Google Maps.

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With reluctance, Menlo Park approves El Camino Real street development near Stanford’s Middle Plaza project

by Lloyd Lee March 10, 2022 10:59 am

Home sales: Portola Valley estate tops week’s sales at $25M

by Palo Alto Weekly staff March 9, 2022 9:26 amJuly 29, 2025 6:51 pm

Roadwork on eastbound Ravenswood Avenue in Menlo Park, just before the Caltrain tracks, will close a lane of traffic for much of the day on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. Almanac file photo by Michelle Le.

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Menlo Park traffic alert: Eastbound section of Ravenswood Avenue near Caltrain tracks to be repaired Wednesday

by Lloyd Lee March 8, 2022 10:19 am

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