Home front: House with $40 million price tag hits the market
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including a 102-year-old home on a 1.12-acre lot in Old Palo Alto hit the market on Wednesday with a $40-million price tag. Thursday, 4:50 PM

Home Sales
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Menlo Park recorded the highest home sale at $6.8 million for a 5,196-square-foot home with six bedrooms and six bathrooms on Bay Laurel Drive. Thursday, 4:50 PM

Home sales
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Atherton recorded the highest home sale at $24 million for a contemporary 13,014-square-foot home with seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms on Faxon Road. Friday, 11:32 AM

What $9 million won't get you in Old Palo Alto: A house on a lot
A quarter-acre property for sale in Palo Alto is turning heads for what's not included in its $9-million price tag: a house. Friday, 11:31 AM

Home front: Architectural tours; tree walks
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including the schedule of upcoming neighborhood tours, an arborist-led tree walk, information on the Palo Alto Citywide Yard Sale and a class for prospective homebuyers. Friday, 11:29 AM

Home sales
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Los Altos recorded the highest home sale at $5.5 million. Tuesday, 10:56 AM

Home front: Orchard walks; harvest time at Mountain View community garden
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including a guided walk of an apricot orchard, volunteer opportunities at a community garden and tips on establishing a low-water garden. Friday, 1:27 PM

Palo Alto couple turns wish list for garden into reality through renovation project
This year's Gamble Garden Spring Tour, on Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27 -- which features five Palo Alto gardens -- will let visitors see how a vast, grassy space can be turned into a series of garden rooms, with plenty of space for child's play, entertaining or just enjoying the California weather. Friday, 1:25 PM

Home sales

Local farm teaches residents how to live off the land

• Palo Alto
• Atherton
• Menlo Park
• Portola Valley
• Woodside
• Mountain View
• Los Altos

• Homeowners and Renters Assistance • Midpeninsula Citizens for Fair Housing • Palo Alto Housing Corporation • Project Sentinal • San Mateo County Association of Realtors • Silicon Valley Association of Realtors