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According to the October 2008 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (pdf), single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 4.2% from September ’08 to October ’08 and are down 31.0%…
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco fell 20.2% over the past two weeks (about average for the end of the year) and is closing…
A plugged-in (and observant) reader reports: There has been a sign at Rincon Center for the past 4-6 months saying that a Martini Park bar will be opening in late…
A tax assed value of just over $750,000; a recorded sale back to the bank three weeks ago for $629,142; and a two-bedroom/bath condo at the beacon that’s now asking…
Four Mayor Newsom appointees to the newly approved Historic Preservation Commission are up for confirmation at tomorrow’s Board of Supervisors meeting. The Newsom four: Tammy Chan, environmental planner; Karl Hasz,…
A bit of San Francisco architectural beauty to end the holiday week (but not quite year). The Charlie Sava Pool: Commissioned by the City of San Francisco, Rec and Park…
“The average 30-year fixed jumbo loan rate was 7.32 percent on Dec. 22, compared with 5.38 percent for a conforming loan, according to BanxQuote of White Plains, New York. The…
In the words of a plugged-in reader: Has anyone noticed on One Rincon Hill’s website, prices are stated as being from the “$500’s” as opposed to the “$700’s” a couple…
“Sales of single-family houses in the U.S. dropped in November by the most in two decades and resale prices collapsed at a pace reminiscent of the Great Depression, dashing hopes…
Last listed for sale at $9,500,000 before being withdrawn, Kirk Hammett’s recently remodeled mansion atop Pacific Heights (2505 Divisadero) is now being offered for rent at $14,000 a month. Yes,…