San Francisco Year-Over-Year Appreciation Flat
According to DataQuick, the median sales price for existing homes in San Francisco was $767,000 last month, up only 0.3% from $765,000 in May ’05. In addition, sales volume was…
Rock Star Floor Plan Porn
You’ve seen the pictures, you even might have managed to sneak into a brokers tour, and now you have the floor plans. That’s right, a complete set of floor plans…
San Franshatten?
KRON 4’s Maureen Kelly takes a look at the wave of high-rise developments in San Francisco and coins the phrase “San Franhatten” (San Francisco + Manhattan). Adding insult to injury,…
AIA San Francisco’s ArchCasts
For the past seven months the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter (AIA San Francisco) has been offering “ArchCasts” (i.e., podcasts) that “feature Bay Area architects in conversation about…
Just Quotes: Service With A Smile
“The thing that really upsets me is that the listing agent smiles to your face and puts a knife in your back.” ∙ Consumers Get Caught in War Between Real-Estate…
One Rincon Hill: 301 Deposits
One week, three hundred and one deposits, 80% sold. Will the South Tower of One Rincon Hill be “sold out” by the end of the second week? Are the developers…
Arterra: Less Sex, More Green
The placeholder “sex sells” website for Arterra has been replaced by a new site that offers more details (and fewer glamour shots). All the requisite content: floor plans, features, amenities,…
One Hot Hot Tub
270 Sea Cliff is now the 12th most expensive home listed for sale in San Francisco ($9,900,000). But that’s not what caught our attention. It’s the hot tub that did…
QuickLinks: Covet Thy Neighbor’s House
The Finnish company Igglo takes a new approach to house hunting in Helsinki: ‘pre-order’ houses that aren’t (yet) for sale. Redfin calls dibs in the US. ∙ Real estate 3.0:…
Betting On A Bidding War?
A tipster notes that after two weeks on the market, the list price for 142 Saturn was reduced $124,000 (8.8%). Three weeks later, the price was dropped another $276,000 (27.6%).…