California’s monetary woes are causing the government to employ drastic measures to make ends meet. The latest? Plans to sell $2 billion worth of prime real estate with lease-back agreements to help fill the budget gap.

While move-ins began in Met 1 earlier this year, Met 2 is inching closer to completion. The 47-story Met 2 Financial Center office tower is set to be completed by April 2010.

This unique product, dubbed Lugata, converts from a billiards table to a ping pong table and back again, making it the ultimate product for gaming enthusiasts.

Amazing parcel of 3.5 acres in the most prestigious community of Gables Estates in Coral Gables! Stunning forever-long water view of Casuarinas Waterway! Indulge in the 375-foot of water frontage with direct ocean access!

The Quintessential Aristocratic Estate. This majestic villa designed by Bob Ray Offenhauser Circa 1985 is located on Bel-Air’s finest street on approximately 4 acres of privacy with views.

Amazing parcel of 3.5 acres in the most prestigious community of Gables Estates in Coral Gables! Stunning forever-long water view of Casuarinas Waterway!

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While San Francisco’s luxury high rise tower in Rincon Hill is no novice to the headlines, this past weekend earned the edifice quite a few compliments from discerning eyes in architecture and design.

We at Haute Living cannot hide our love affair with Napa Valley. But just because our affections for Napa run deep doesn’t mean that her sister region is sitting by idly quiet.