Coming Soon: Victorians Gone Modern! (313 Duncan)
It’s not yet listed, and the website is still “offline,” but as a plugged-in reader notes a Vanguard sign has been firmly planted out front. Purchased for $725,000 in 2004,…
Homes On Esprit Park: Now Offering Refundable Purchase Deposits
While no longer offering price guarantees (sign of the times one), the Esprit Park sales team is back with another offer: refundable purchase deposits (sign of the times two). When…
Second Mover’s Advantage In Noe Valley? (1278-1282 Church Street)
While 1278 Church Street closed escrow on 9/19/08 with a reported contract price of $1,368,000 ($27,000/2% under asking), the list prices on the other two new TIC’s in the building…
Average Granted Assessed Value Reduction In San Francisco: 11.5%
The tax assessor tally for San Francisco homeowners is in: 1,673 requests for property value reevaluations, 810 reductions granted (of which hopefully reader Rillion was one), and an average reduction…
QuickLinks: Everybody Cuts (But Nobody Seems To Care)
∙ Fed, ECB, Central Banks Cut Rates in Coordinated Move ∙ U.S. Stocks Retreat as Recession Concerns Outweigh Rate Cuts
Unlike In San Francisco, U.S. Pending Home Resales (Were) Up
According to the National Association of Realtors, the rate of pending U.S. home resales rose 7.4% from July to August and is up 8.8% on a year over year basis.…
It’s Official, No New Restaurant Or Bar Locations In North Beach
The San Francisco Planning Commission favored it, the Board of Supervisors approved it, and it’s now local law: no new restaurant/bar spaces in North Beach. Oh, and the bill also…
Voyeurlicious Design (TM) In More Ways Than One: 188 Minna #23F
And speaking of glass walls (but definitely not glass ceilings) as well as voyeurlicious design (in more ways than one), a reader points us in the direction of St. Regis…
Six-Month Libor Lifts Off As Well (Just In Time For That Reset Redux)
From Citigroup via Bloomberg: About 121,000 mortgages will reset for the first time next month, according to the Citigroup report, which looked at only securitized mortgages. About 1.8 million loans…
Pride Of (A Few Weeks Of Arterra) Ownership: 300 Berry #518
Residents started moving in two months ago, an understated “grand opening” event was held last week (looking good and tasty margaritas), and at least one resale unit has been listed…