To Comp Or Not To Comp, Perhaps We Have An Answer
In August the sale of unit #421 at The Palms (555 4th Street) closed escrow with a reported contract price or $700,000, purchased for $789,000 in 2006. The sale was…
Heritage Fillmore: And Then There Were Three (And Up To $350K Off)
From the last five in August (and up to $230,000 off), to the last three today (and up to $350,000 off) at Heritage on Fillmore. Oh, and 4% to the…
1450 Franklin: The Proposal And “Historic” Preservationist Challenge
Designed by Frederick Meyer and currently home to Cars Dawydiak, 1450 Franklin is proposed to become a 13-story mixed-use building with 69 condominiums (10 studios, 21 one-bedrooms, and 38 two-bedrooms)…
Candlestick Condo Construction: Point Paused, Cove “Cautious”
“Work on the $240 million phase three of Top Vision Development’s Candlestick Point has come to a grinding halt, with the builder unable to secure construction financing for the waterfront…
The Scoop: Wells Fargo Moves to 50% “Sold” In Order To Fund
The word on the street two months ago was that Wells Fargo was requiring 25% of the units in a new development be in contract or closed before they would…
Quite Simply (And Our Apologies In Advance), Cathedral Tower Wood
While the ceiling may be faux-bois, the dining room paneling is not. Nor are the views faux (although perhaps a bit larger than life) from this Cathedral Tower penthouse. ∙…
Once Again, We’ll Posit It’s Just Starting (Not To Mention Matters)
“Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years, catapulting the unemployment rate to 6.7 percent, dramatic proof the country is careening deeper into recession.” “The unemployment…
Perhaps It’s Time For The Hard Stuff: 161-165 Collingwood Cuts Again
As a plugged-in reader notes, asking prices for the trio of “ultra chic” new construction condos at 161-165 Collingwood have been reduced for the second time (each now listed at…
Dueling Reader Comments (And Damn That Economy): En Garde!
A bit of hope: This will be the biggest buyers market in decades. Prices are down almost 10% in most of . We’ll never see this opportunity again. A bit…
Bernanke Goes From Bad To Worse And Wants Your Dollars To Follow
“Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke urged using more taxpayer funds for new efforts to prevent home foreclosures, saying the private sector is incapable of coping with the crisis on…