The real cost of staying in the Bay Area for the Super Bowl

SANTA CLARA — Real estate agent Joe Piazza tells some clients that he knows of people willing to pay up to a half-million dollars for their home — not to buy, just to rent for a week for their Super Bowl LX visit. “Demand is very high,” said Piazza, who heads up Los Gatos-based Piazza Advantage Real Estate and is also with Coldwell Banker Global Luxury. “Some celebrity reps are offering a lot of money to rent these homes.” In Santa Clara, the site of the upcoming NFL championship game, the average monthly rent was $4,935 as of midday Jan. 30, according to a historical rent tracker on RentHop. RELATED: Welcome to Santa Clara! Your one-stop guide to Super Bowl LX That...