What You Can Buy / Price point: $995,000

Oakland, $985,000

806 Carlston Ave.

Beds: 4 Baths: 3.5 Square footage: 2,745 School district: Oakland Unified

This contemporary unit in the Traditional-style Beacon building, built in 2004, features a deck that overlooks the pool and grounds. Hardwood floors cover the dwelling, including the kitchen that has a self-cleaning oven and granite counters. Other features include custom electric blackout shades, built-in shelves in the guest bedroom and office and a flat-screen TV. The building contains an outdoor heated pool, gym, spa, dog run, 24-hour security and concierge service.

San Francisco, $995,000

260 King St., Unit 1303 Beds: 2 Baths: 2 Square footage: 1,286 School district: San Francisco Unified

This two-story, Traditional-style home in the Crocker Highlands features an eat-in kitchen with stone counters, two fireplaces – one in the family room and one in the living room – a formal dining room, storage area, a standing-room basement with a workshop and one-car attached garage. Grandlake and Glenview shops and restaurants are less than a mile away.

The Chronicle and Blockshopper San Francisco scour the Bay Area to find what range of properties buyers can get for their money. This week What You Can Buy travels to some of the most expensive neighborhoods in the region to find homes in the $995,000 range.

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