U.S. Unemployment At 10.2 Percent, Five Tenths Above San Francisco
“The unemployment rate in the U.S. soared to a 26-year high of 10.2 percent in October and employers cut more jobs than forecast, underscoring why Federal Reserve policy makers say…
Behind The Door Of 25 Hotaling (And The Street)
Down the alley from Villa Taverna and above Aventine, what was once a “bathhouse, saloon, warehouse and denim overall factory” is now the nine condos of 25 Hotaling Place. Originally…
The (Eichler) Summit Of 999 Green Street #2802
According to a plugged-in tipster, the three-bedroom Eichler Summit #2802 was purchased “off the market” (unlisted on the MLS) for $2,500,000 in October of 2008. And the sale price might…
Details To Augment Designs For “CityPlace” (935-965 Market Street)
Augmenting the designs we brought you a year ago, the Draft Environmental Impact Report for 935-965 Market Street (a.k.a. “CityPlace“) is now online with all its gory details. The building…
The Word On 56 South Park: Sold
From the peek to a poke to the sale of 54 South Park for a reported $3,375,000, we now have the word on 56 South Park, the roughly 2,000 square…
231 Franklin Starts To Strip Its Scaffolding
231 Franklin, the mixed-use development (32 residential condos over 6,000+ square feet of retail and 36 parking spaces) at the corner of Hayes has started to strip its scaffolding. They’re…
Fannie Mae As The Largest Lender Landlord In All The Land?
Having taken back 57,000 properties through foreclosure in the first half of 2009, “bringing its total real-estate owned inventory to 63,000 properties valued at $6 billion,” Fannie Mae is rolling…
An Under $600 Per Square Foot Two-Bedroom Comp At 235 Berry
Purchased for $950,000 in June of 2007 ($18,900 under asking at the time), 235 Berry #413 returned to the market this past April asking $789,000. Yesterday, the sale of the…
Senate Approves First-Time (And Move-Up) Homebuyer Tax Credits
The Senate has approved an extension of the $8,000 first-time homebuyers’ tax credit for homes under $800,000 through April 30; increased the income ceiling for eligibility to $125,000 for individuals…
Rent A Maybeck And Save A (25 Percent Bigger) Bundle
As we wrote in March with respect to 270 Castenada: Asking $3,890,000 and briefly in contract before being withdrawn last April , listed at $2,995,000 today. Still touting “too beautiful…