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As we wrote last year, “Forget Subprime In San Francisco, But How About Alt-A?” And from Bloomberg today: About 3 million U.S. borrowers have Alt-A mortgages totaling $1 trillion, compared…
Seven months ago a plugged-in reader first plugged us in to the designs for 1946 Polk Street (a.k.a. Pacific Terrace). Since then, a Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration has been issued…
From the listing for 152 Banks in Bernal Heights: “New Owner – Reduced Price. Recently renovated with kithcen (sic) updates, hardwood flooring, and new windows. 2/1 upstairs – 1/1 downstairs.”…
“A state agency has selected San Francisco’s Build Inc. to redevelop the Department of Motor Vehicles field office in the Panhandle, a 2.5-acre parcel that could include a mixed-use project…
According to the Chronicle, the long vacant Hibernia Bank building at the corner of Market and Jones (1 Jones) has been sold for $3.95 million. According to broker Stanley Lo,…
“U.S. Senate Banking Committee members urged Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage companies placed under federal control this week, to freeze foreclosures on loans in their portfolios for at…
Once again, the designs and details for the six units rising at 1536 Pacific. And now, the pictorial progress to date (above). ∙ The Community Delivers Once Again: 1536 Pacific…
From the Examiner with respect to Ellis Acting a rental building not to exit the business, but rather to renovate and re-enter at above the previous rent-control rents: Bay Area…
While “permit status if any is unknown” typically means none (which could be a problem) and “in the process of being remodeled…no kitchen or bathrooms except for framework” can make…
∙ High-speed rail plan a key ballot measure ∙ Transit expansion hampered by new terminal