Flipping The Bank Of America Building
Last year, San Francisco’s Bank of America Center was sold to a group of New York investors for $825 million. Now, according to the New York Times, “the 52-story reddish-brown…
Googleite Land Grab
Apparently newfound Google wealth has created a bidding frenzy in Atherton. According to the RealEstateTimes, “More than half a dozen Google employees have bought Atherton houses for between $3.5 million…
QuickLinks: Green Building
Links to a list of America’s top 10 Green Cities (we made the list), two green building projects (one urban and one suburban), and one green building product (roof blocks)…
We Paid Them Off
According to Money magazine and CNN/Money, San Francisco was merely a “contender” in their ranking of “Best places to live 2005″. Mill Valley, however, managed to make the top ten…
REDUCED!! OFFERS ANYTIME
Upping the ante from just one exclamation point to two (and adding an “OFFERS ANYTIME”), unit #1501 is the latest condo in 199 New Montgomery to advertise a reduced asking…
These Go To Eleven
A RealEstateJournal study of 2,000+ first-time homebuyers identified the eleven “satisfaction milestones” of buying a home. We’re still trying to figure out how to get past number one (Dreaming). ∙…
Et Tu Brute?
The senior vice president and chief economist for the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® recently penned an article for Realtor® Magazine titled “Keep a cautious watch”. The three trends he suggests…
QuickLinks: Google Answers On Real Estate
grow-a-brain’s recent post about Google Answers got us thinking (guess that’s the point). How accurate are the answers? And what might we learn going forward… ∙ Q: Real Estate prices…
Building Inspiration
The house isn’t in San Francisco, but it is an inspiration. And have hope – this gem was built for $190 sq.ft. (not including the land). That’s right, $228,000 for…
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Starbucks
Western Addition might soon join ranks with North Beach and Hayes Valley by restricting the ability of chain stores with “standardized merchandise and esthetics” (e.g. Starbucks) to locate within their…