No Real Signs Of Recovery (Much Less Of Simply Stopping Its Slide)
While U.S. existing home sales were “up” in January (but once again, down 23.8% on a year-over-year basis and with prices down 8.2% nationally and 13.4% in the West), the…
Two Of The Four Copper Clad Condos Atop 17th Street Hit The MLS
As both a plugged-in tipster and a few readers have noted, two of the four copper clad condos atop 17th at Clayton have hit the MLS. One car parking (in…
Victorian Character, Updated Floor Plan, And A Little History To Boot
1900 Green offers Victorian character (both inside and out) but with an updated floor plan and modern amenities; four wood burning fireplaces (including two in the master suite above); and…
You Know You’ve Always Wondered (And Here’s Your Chance To See)
It’s one of those little buildings that you’ve probably driven by a thousand times and always wondered what’s inside (at the corner of 5th and Folsom). And now here’s your…
January S&P/Case-Shiller: San Francisco MSA Continues Decline
According to the January 2008 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (pdf), single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 2.9% from December ’07 to January ’08 and are down 13.2%…
JustQuotes: The People (And Politics) Behind Buildings And Design
The Quote: ADCO is proposing a 38-story, elliptical-shaped glass building with five levels of underground parking. Market-rate condominiums would be built on top of the tennis courts and next door…
Serving Up The Seniors (Rather Than The Copies) At 1754 Clay Street
As far as we know what is currently a two-story FedEx Kinko’s on the northeast corner of Van Ness and Clay is still slated to become “The Sterling of San…
The Good And The Bad (But Not Necessarily The Ugly)
The good news on Wall Street: JPMorgan has raised its bid for Bear Stearns to about $10 per share. The cumulative bad news on Wall Street: 34,000 jobs have been…
Going Once, Going Twice (For Real?*) At Shore|Line: 41 Federal #42
From a list price of $939,000 to $869,000 to $850,000 to $830,000 to $813,400 to $797,150 to an auction this Wednesday (3/26/08) at 4:15 PM. As you might recall, 41…
JustQuotes: Resolution Trust Corporation Redux?
“Even after cutting rates by 3 percentage points since September, expanding the range of securities it accepts as collateral for loans and giving dealers access to its discount window, the…