You Are Here (A)
Eric Jansen of Trident Capital waxes poetic on his “Seven Steps” in the boom-bust cycle of housing (not to be confused with the deadly sins or highly effective habits). Although…
Mixed Messages
A reader just forwarded a newsletter from her local Realtor®: Sales are up!…blah, blah, blah…supply is tight!…blah, blah, blah…the market is strong!…blah, blah, blah…but “t may be a good time…
Mining Urban Ore
Inspired by ScrapHouse? Feeling green and eco-conscious? Looking for a vintage fixture? Or simply looking to complete that remodeling job on a budget? Make a trip to Urban Ore in…
Live Like A Rockstar
Third Eye Blind front man Stephen Jenkins’ Pacific Heights mini-manse (which he describes as having “European sophistication, but American proportions”) is on the market for a cool $3.75m. And apparently…
(No)HousingBubble.com Smackdown Dust Settles
It’s official, and the bubblemongers have loudly spoken. HousingBubble.com outsold NoHousingBubble.com by a margin of $2,250 $2,225! (and yes, HousingBubble.com sold for $2,250 $2,225 so you do the math) We’re…
Reduced! At 199 New Montgomery
It’s only been a few months since a bidding war left 199 New Montgomery “sold out” and at least seven units are back on the market (i.e. being flipped). In…
HousingBubble Market Lacks Froth
After three bids, the HousingBubble.com domain name sold for $2,225 (slightly below the sellers “buy it now” price of $250,000). Apparently there’s not much “froth” in the HousingBubble domain name…
30,067 Fewer Home Buyers
According to the California Association of Realtors, only 8% of San Francisco households can currently afford to buy a median-priced home in the city. That’s down from 12% in April…
Update: Bubble Domain Smackdown
Realty Baron coined the phrase, we just borrowed stole it. In any case, here’s the auction update: HousingBubble.com: one day left and only one bid of $1,000 (but over 900…
Greenspan Speaks
Although we don’t always listen to, or agree with, Chairman Alan Greenspan, one part of his recent testimony definitely caught our eye. The dramatic increase in the prevalence of interest-only…