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Cottage of Peace – Carmel

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Enjoy a carefree lifestyle in this charming “Cottage of Peace” in prime in‐town location—
just park your car and walk to restaurants, shops or the beach! Here’s a bright and cheerful
home featuring an open floor plan with sky lit vaulted ceiling and painted brick fireplace in living room and a cozy dining room adjoining. Retreat to the spacious master suite with
remodeled bath and wonderful west‐facing balcony perfect for savoring golden sunsets.
Two additional bedrooms open to a serene patio and garden. If you have dreamed of a
quiet Carmel home to escape the madding crowd yet in easy walking location to enjoy all
that Carmel has to offer, take a look at this very special cottage. Cottage of Peace  Offered at an amazing price of $1,565,000.

 

 

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Sleep in Steinbeck’s tiny writer’s studio for $175

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Airbnb enjoys fans and foes in the Bay Area, and that’s true of the Monterey Bay Area just as of the San Francisco Bay Area. But for travelers with a penchant for litearary history, what could be more thrilling than to stay in what was once John Steinbeck’s home and studio? This Pacific Grove…
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Mission live-work condo hits the market for $5.5 million

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A massive, two-floor live-work loft in the Mission has come to market at $5.5 million. If it sells at that price, it will be the first condo in the neighborhood to break the $5-million mark. Not surprisingly, it’s a pretty special space. With nearly 5,000 square feet inside and out, the size of…
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Buyers can find holiday deals on S.F. real estate

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The holiday season is traditionally a slower time for the real-estate market, in San Francisco and elsewhere. But, according to local realtor Aaron Bellings, buyers can use the slow down in the market to their advantage. “These slower seasons in the market lead to fewer bidding wars, which often…
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How To Invest Like A Venture Capitalist And Get A 9% Dividend

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Business development companies, aka BDCs, are the stock market’s answer to venture capitalism for individual investors. By buying shares of BDCs, shareholders indirectly invest in start-ups, which are typically only accessible to accredited, very high-net-worth investors through venture capital and…
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Prices jump (and even fall) in some surprising S.F. neighborhoods

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San Francisco home prices are up more than 15 percent year over year, according to a new report from Redfin, to a median sale price of $1.18 million. Prices are up even more than that in certain neighborhoods. Western Addition and the Financial District saw the biggest price increases between…
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Deep pockets? Rent the condo with the best view in One Rincon Hill

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Ever wondered what the view from One Rincon Hill looks like? You’d see it every day from this southeast-facing condo, way up on the 55th floor. Renting here is renting the lap of luxury– or a least, “luxury” as defined in the tall, glassy towers that loom over San Francisco’s SoMa, South Beach and…
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Almost $7 million for former firehouse in Noe Valley

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Sound the alarm! A former fire station in Noe Valley is now on the market for just under $7 million. The over-6,000-square-foot building was constructed in 1909 and served as the home of Engine No. 44 for 50 years. In 1959, the fire department sold the building to local artists Mark and Beth Adams,…
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Russian Hill’s Butterfly House: Capture it for $9.48M

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Floating above it all, or at least seeming to, is 1051-1053 Francisco Street, atop San Francisco’s scenic Russian Hill. The home carries the moniker “Butterfly House,” for reasons we’ll get to shortly. Long-time SF residents may recognize the home was originally a mid-century (built in 1953)…