Reader Reports: 1286-1298 Treat Avenue Goes Up In Flames. Thrice.
A plugged-in tipster reports (and we edit): I heard whispers but haven’t seen it in the press yet that there was another fire in those treat avenue buildings over the…
483/497 Valley: We’ve Got The Details, Now Who’s Got The Plans?
As plugged-in reader reports: “483 & 497 Valley Street were just listed @ $1.425 million for both …with city-approved plans for a 4B/3.5 Bath, 2-car garage . The permit #200701101441…
But Hey, What’s The Bay Area Economy Have To Do With Real Estate?
“For all of 2008, just six venture-backed companies made their public debut, the worst showing since 1977 when there were also just six VC-backed companies that went public. Preliminary figures…
A Six And One-Half Year District 5 Single-Family Apple On The Tree
Sporting a bit of a sweet deco vibe in the living room, 444 Douglas is back on the market and asking $1,295,000. Purchased for $1,100,000 in August of 2002, a…
JustQuotes: Can You Say Risk/Default Premium?
“Federal Reserve officials are focused on driving down the spreads between U.S. Treasury yields and consumer and corporate loans, after cutting the main interest rate to almost zero failed to…
Multiple Offers And Officially “Over Asking!” For 69 Clementina #202
Advertising “7 offers received” three months ago it was sounding a bit like 2004 down in District 9 for #202 at 69 Clementina. And the short sale of this South…
Mortgage Rate And Driver(s) Update: January 5, 2009
A quick mortgage rate update from Julian Hebron at RPM mortgage: Rates open the first full week of the year about the same as they were leading into the holidays.…
Parkmerced: A Cultural Landscape Foundation “Marvel of Modernism”
As a plugged-in tipster notes, San Francisco’s Parkmerced has been named to the Cultural Landscape Foundation’s 2008 “Marvels of Modernism” list. From the Foundation: Parkmerced was designed as “a city…
Another One Rincon Hill ’02 (But More Importantly A Pool)
With a reported contract price of $1,423,500 in August 2008, One Rincon Hill (425 1st Street) #5002 is back on the market and asking $1,595,000. Yes, it’s another infamous “02.”…
A Sign Of The Times And A Comp In 2005, So How About In 2009?
Purchased for $550,000 in June of 2004, this Outer Sunset single-family home was flipped eight and one-half months later for $680,000 (an increase of $130,000/23.6%) and established a new neighborhood…