U.S. Prime Delinquency Rate Doubles, Alt-A Approaches 10%
The delinquency rate for prime mortgages over 60 days behind more than doubled from the first quarter of 2008 (1.1%) to the fourth (2.4%) while serious delinquencies for Alt-A mortgages…
Let’s Build Something (On Bayshore) Together: Lowe’s Signs A Lease
Lowe’s has been circling the old Goodman Lumber Bayshore Boulevard site ever since Home Depot scuttled their plans to build a year ago last week. And now Lowe’s has signed…
Apples To Apples With Views, Views, Views! (714 Duncan)
Purchased for $1,413,000 in January of 2008, the four-bedroom 714 Duncan is back on the market in Noe Valley and asking $1,295,000. A transfer forces the sale. There’s little doubt…
74 New Montgomery: Half Sold (And Still Buying Some Agent Love)
From a plugged-in tipster living at 74 New Montgomery: attended an HOA meeting last night and the developers announced they had sold 55 units (out of 107) and that 13…
924 Grove: New And “Improved” For A Whiter Smile And Space
It’s a to the studs (and systems) renovation of the 1903 Colgate Mansion at 924 Grove. And yes, as in the toothpaste. UPDATE: “isted at 4400 square feet when the…
The 45 Lansing SocketSite Scoop: Turnberry Quietly Shopping The Lot
The word on the street as confirmed by a plugged-in developer: Turnberry is quietly shopping their 45 Lansing lot (outlined above in blue). The implications: likely no new building at…
Millennium Tower (301 Mission) Update: Timing, Kitchen(s) And Bath
Millennium Tower has received their Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO), closings will commence on April 7th, and residents will start moving in on the 20th. In terms of the restaurant…
A Plugged-In Perspective On The Local Economics Of Medicine
A plugged-in reader’s perspective on the local economics of medicine: I wanted to comment on the economic decline and which groups are affected. Some sources talk about the medical field…
The Toy Factory Lofts (1 Rausch) In General, Loft H In Specific
Constructed in 1909 and converted to residences in 1997, 1 Rausch (a.k.a. Toy Factory Lofts) is home to eight (8) loft condominiums with underground parking off of Howard. At over…
JustQuotes: FIFO Not LIFO For The San Francisco Economy?
“ continues to struggle through an economic recession that has gutted revenue from property taxes and other sources. Newsom said that property tax revenues, which had been climbing 11 percent…