Emmy MartinJul 10, 2026 – 12.00pmWhen Nima Gabbay decided to sell his three-bedroom, two-bath San Francisco home for $US2.995 million ($4.3 million) last month, his listing described the residence’s soaring 3-metre ceilings, kitchen wrapped in Calacatta marble, remote-control skylights and oversized two-car garage.The 51-year-old real estate investor and developer also added an unusual clause: he would accept shares of OpenAI or Anthropic as payment for the home.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Property sellers want AI stock (not cash) in ‘hysterical’ US market
Even before OpenAI and Anthropic go public, they are distorting home sales in San Francisco, as people race to buy and sellers seek stock instead of cash.










