In Silicon Valley, new millionaires are buying mansions with cash.
Pierre Buljan guided his black Mercedes SUV around the winding roads of the Hillsborough hills and into Atherton, where the mansions of Silicon Valley technology barons hide behind thick stone walls, wrought-iron gates and tall, manicured hedges.
“These people have essentially infinite money,” said Buljan, who has been a Realtor on the Peninsula for more than 30 years. He pointed at a sloping four-acre property that included a large redwood grove with a private creek.
“If someone falls in love with a property like this,” he said, “the price doesn’t matter.”
