Home front: How to attract backyard bees, summer flower arranging
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including upcoming classes on creating appealing spaces for bees in your backyard and summer flower arrangements. Friday, 3:55 PM

Home sales: Mountain View sees 20 transactions
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Mountain View recorded the most homes sales with 20 transactions and Los Altos recorded the highest sale at $6 million for a 3,232-square-foot home. Monday, 12:05 PM

Home front: Rents on the rise; chocolate workshop
A roundup of local home and garden news and events, including climbing rents in Palo Alto and an upcoming summer chocolate workshop. Monday, 12:04 PM

Home front: Propane exchange; highest home sale hits $21M
In the latest Home front column, learn how you can trade your empty propane cylinder for a new one, which city clinched the Midpeninsula's highest home sale based on recent listings and upcoming orchid judgings at Filoli. Friday, 4:54 PM

A look at this week's highest, lowest transactions
A complete list of home sales on the Midpeninsula, where Mountain View recorded the lowest home sale at $675,000 for a one-bedroom, 662-square-foot condo built 1971. Friday, 11:06 AM

Tips for clearing out clutter from your garage — and how to dispose of it
Whether you want to store your car or actually find all your camping gear without tripping over piles, use this plan for garage organization success. Thursday, 1:57 PM

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

What $9 million won't get you in Old Palo Alto: A house on a lot

Home front: Architectural tours; tree walks

• 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