San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In November: Down 29% YOY
According to DataQuick, home sales volume in San Francisco fell 29.0% on a year-over-year basis last month (340 recorded sales in November ’08 versus 479 sales in November ‘07) and…
Sweet Jesus (So To Speak): 601 Dolores On The Market And Inside
A plugged-in reader answers our prayers by directing us to the website for the unlisted but on the market 601 Dolores. Born the Mission Park Congregational Church in 1909 and…
JustQuotes: Just Because It’s Foreclosed Upon Is Not Just Cause
“Tenants in rent-controlled buildings in San Francisco are protected by the need for a ‘just cause’ for eviction,” said Darlene Wolf, executive director of the rent board. “And foreclosure is…
1018-1020 Pine Street: Eight Contemporary Condos Apartments
As we wrote three months ago: As far as we know, 1018-1020 Pine Street is slated to be eight units (condos) with seven (possibly eight) parking spaces. In terms of…
The Latest Rendering For UCSF’s Medical Center at Mission Bay
By way of a plugged-in tipster, the latest rendering of UCSF’s proposed Medical Center at Mission Bay. Design by Anshen + Allen and watercolor by Al Forster. UPDATE: A plugged-in…
Not So Quick For That “Insatiable” Homes On Esprit Park Flip (#S514)
While asking at least $105,000 less than “similar units” in the development, after a month on the market the listing for that investor owned and “insatiable” two-bedroom at Esprit Park…
QuickLinks: Lower Rates Will Save San Francisco! Oh, Wait A Minute…
∙ The FOMC Speaks (And Not In Tongues): It Ain’t Pretty Out There ∙ U.S. Stocks Fall on Concern Fed Is Running Out of Ammunition ∙ Banks Show No Signs…
The Spot Price Of Copper Has Been Dropping Too (4590 17th Sells)
Asking $1,349,000 alongside 4588 17th Street which was asking $1,399,000 and sold for $1,390,000 in May, 4590 17th returned to the MLS in September asking $1,299,000. The sale of the…
Back To The Future Past (And Then Some) For Marquee Building #403
Purchased for $551,000 in May of 2005, 151 Alice B. Toklas Place #403 returned to the market in August of 2008 asking $599,000, a sale at which would have represented…
The FOMC Speaks (And Not In Tongues): It Ain’t Pretty Out There
“The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to establish a target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 1/4 percent. Since the Committee’s last meeting, labor market conditions…