6+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1072+ words) A new wave of wealth'is driving fierce competition for housing,'while also deepening economic divides [SAN FRANCISCO] In San Francisco's latest real estate boom, renters are paying cash up front, multimillion-dollar houses are selling auction-style and artificial-intelligence company stock can…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (285+ words) Buyers have faced heated competition for listings, with houses selling an average of 23% above asking price [LOS ANGELES] San Francisco's median house price jumped to a record US$2. 15 million in March, up 18 per cent from a year earlier as wealth…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (943+ words) An albino, he entertained crowds at the California Academy of Sciences for years by not doing much at all [SAN FRANCISCO] This funeral traded hymns for a brass band, sombre pallbearers for dancing drag queens, and black suits and dresses…...