The San Francisco Chronicle has a fascinating series of profiles of the bay area’s most productive real estate agents, who are all women: Olivia Hsu Decker, Malin Giddings, Diane Gilfether and Mary Gullixson.

The profiles include lucid tales of movie stars, French Chateaus and private jets to exclusive Golf and Ski resorts. And of course technology billionaire Larry Ellison’s $25m Japanese-inspired estate.