Kiyosaki Speaks
When Robert Kiyosaki speaks, the masses seem to listen. Sparking an investing revolution with “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”, Kiyosaki recently shared his thoughts about the current real estate craze with…
Dueling Reports
If you read the Examiner, the median sales price of a San Francisco home is now $760,000 (a reported 16.4% gain from 6/04); and if you read the Chronicle, the…
Home Depot Almost Home?
Next week Home Depot is headed back in front of the Planning Commission. Having signed a lease for the old Goodman Lumber location at 491 Bayshore Blvd. over five years…
Blast From The Past
We’ve recently been reminded of a passage from Po Bronson’s The Nudist on the Late Shift: Though people are willing to make bets, nobody pretends that stock prices are rational.…
Fairmont Furor
Apparently the owners of the 591-room Fairmont Hotel are considering a condo conversion of 226 rooms in the tower annex into 60 housing units. According to the owners group, “The…
Green Clean: The Book
Now that you own/rent it, keep it clean. Finally, a “Green” cleaning book that doesn’t look like something mimeographed in the basement by a couple of hippies (not that we’ve…
199 New Montgomery: Update
It’s been six days since we last reported on 199 New Montgomery unit #1501 and once again the price has been “Reduced!!”. Somehow that original 1.2% reduction failed to generate…
It’s About Time
Two months ago SocketSite highlighted the PMI Group’s Economic and Real Estate Trends report that indicated a 39.5% likelihood of decline in the San Francisco real estate market over the…
Win A Pre-Fab Studio
FLOR is sponsoring the giveaway of a 600 square foot Flatpak studio home (including assembly). All you need is the land. And to win. We’re in. · FLOR Sweepstakes Online…
525 Gough: No Sell Out
Although showing a list date of 7/06/05, 525 Gough #405 has been on the market for at least four months (all the while at a list price of $1,025,000). This…