San Francisco Home Sales Drop, Median Sales Price Up (Enter Mix)
According to DataQuick, the median sales price for existing homes in San Francisco was $835,000 last month, up 8.4% compared to a revised May ’06 ($770,000) and up 5.7% compared…
JustQuotes (And A Note): And Yet Money Is Still Relatively Cheap
“The average rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans climbed to 6.74 percent for the week ending June 14, from 6.53 percent the previous week. That marked the biggest one-week increase since…
Rincon Towers: From Apartments, To Condos, To Apartments
A year ago, the Rincon Towers apartment building at 88 Howard was sold to a developer intent on converting the building into condos. Three months ago (and over on the…
We Write About Where Dashiell Wrote: 1155 Leavenworth #2
We’ve been keeping an eye on the 21 units at 1155 Leavenworth ever since a plugged-in reader dropped us a note last month musing about a “Nob Hill-ish” TIC priced…
There Was And There Is: A Reader Reports on 118 Joost
From a plugged-in tipster: “Just to follow up on your listing of 118 Joost. I just talked to my broker who informed me the seller received 7 offers with the…
Special Guests Confirmed: We’ll See You Tomorrow (6/14/07) In SJC
The special guests are confirmed for Thursday’s gathering of “plugged-in” people in San Jose. So please consider joining us, San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed, Vice Mayor David D. Cortese, Councilmember…
JustQuotes: One We Couldn’t Resist And Another We Shouldn’t
“You’re safer taking a ride with Lindsay Lohan than being in homebuilder stocks,” said David Lichtenstein, chief executive officer of Lightstone Group LLC in Lakewood, New Jersey, which owns malls…
Readers Report: Big Demand For Big Rentals (For Big Money)
While we can’t confirm a reader’s comment yesterday about recently renting 2786 Broadway, it does remind us that we’ve been remiss in publishing another contribution from Seb (a seriously plugged-in…
National News: Foreclosure Filings Up, Median Price Down
A reader notices the surge in national foreclosure filings (up 90% year over year) with California, Florida and Ohio leading the way. Also noticed: “The median price for a U.S.…
Floor Plans And Feng Shui At Sutter Heights (1521 Sutter)
Originally expected to be delivered next month, the 28 new construction condos that comprise Sutter Heights (1521 Sutter Street) will likely be completed in September. That being said, eight condos…