JustQuotes: Redevelopment Plans For Hunters Point Public Housing
“Six residential towers will stretch up to 65 feet above the highest peaks of Hunters Point providing enviable views of The City and Bay, under newly released redevelopment plans to…
An Old Listing Suddenly Returns (While The New One Disappears)
The withdrawn listing for 1515 Lyon is once again active (along with its 67 days on the market). And the new listing that we happened to notice replaced it last…
An (The?) Attempted Resale At Infinity: 318 Spear 8D (A Studio)
A tipster notes that the asking price for 318 Spear 8D (a resale studio in mid-rise building A at Infinity) has been reduced from $540,000 to $499,500. And while we…
The Early Comment/Question Of The Day: The Anti-Chain Weak Link?
“Here in the Castro, there are over a dozen empty storefronts and more expected. Yet, the hood chased WaMu out of a great (now empty) space. So, are people really…
One Of Only 49 Oakland (The City) Eichlers: 8100 Phaeton Drive
It’s an Oakland (both in terms of the city and Claude) Eichler across the bay. If our tipster is correct, it’s one of only 49 ever built (in terms of…
Fannie Mae To Market: It’s Not Getting Better, But Rather Worse
Fannie Mae lost $2.19 billion in the first-quarter, about four times that of average analyst expectations. And the largest U.S. mortgage company will now raise $6 billion in order to…
That Was Then, This Is Now (And Why Was Warren Buffett Selling?)
“ Buffett said he sold two residential units in San Francisco about two years ago. The real estate agents wanted him to list one of the properties for $995,000, but…
Contempt For Chains At The Expense Of The Current Neighborhood?
Two months ago we plugged you in to some neighborhood resistance to ICI Paints plan to open a retail outlet at 1575 South Van Ness (currently a shuttered Hollywood Video…
Thinking Within The Box Envelope: Plans To Add Another Bathroom
It’s a Mill Building (720 York) brick and timber loft with 15-foot ceilings; a 1,749 square foot floor plan; and plan by the current architect-owner to add a second bathroom…
Mortgage Rate/Spread Update: Are You Feeling Stimulated Yet?
According to Julian Hebron at RPM, local 30-year jumbo-conforming mortgages are currently being offered for around 6.625%. That’s a 0.25% (25 bps) discount to jumbo rates (6.875%) but a 0.625%…