A Plugged-In Reader Calls Shenanigans And Sets The Record Straight
From a plugged-in agent with regard to the auction of 3731 Fillmore #2: I had clients who were interested in showing up to the auction today, but who could not…
Trying To Catch The Market Over At One Rincon Hill (425 1st #2307)
Originally seeking $849,000 as a resale, the listing for One Rincon Hill #2307 was reduced down to $749,998 and then withdrawn from the MLS after 200+ days. Returning to the…
Hearst Close To Calling It Quits With The San Francisco Chronicle?
From the San Francisco Chronicle itself: The Hearst Corp. today announced an effort to reverse the deepening operating losses of its San Francisco Chronicle by seeking near-term cost savings that…
An Appreciation (Just Not “Appreciation” Per Se) For 2668 Vallejo
After last being listed for $6,350,000 in 2007 (and sold), 2668 Vallejo is back on the market for $8,500,000. Think renovation more than appreciation over the past two years. According…
What’s Fair Market For (The Bank Owned) 61 Fair Avenue In Bernal?
A Bernal Heights single-family (with in-law in the basement) sales comp in May of 2006 at $980,000, 61 Fair Avenue was bought back by the bank in December of 2008…
Cubix Sales Update: 32% “Sold” (And Now Offering “Lease-To-Own”)
After reducing prices by up 29.5% for their four week “Economic Stimulus Sale,” Cubix managed to put another seven condos into contract. With around 24 of their 98 units either…
December S&P/Case-Shiller: San Francisco MSA Ends ’08 Down 31%
According to the December 2008 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (pdf), single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 3.8% from November ’08 to December ’08 and fell 31.2% year-over-year.…
Whole Foods Green-Lighted In Noe (And As Proposed On Market)
While Whole Foods Market has been given the green light to take over the shuttered (but unfortunately not razed and to be rebuilt) Bell Market on 24th in Noe, the…
Checking In On Two Pacific Heights Apples: 2155 Buchanan Update
Apples-to-apples sales tell us the most about how the market is moving, but non-sales can provide some hints as well. And while 2155 Buchanan Street #9 is in contract up…
Grand Opening Liquidation Sale: Signs Of The Times And SF Freeze?
A plugged-in tipster captures the seemingly oxymoronic “Grand Opening Liquidation Sale” sign adorning Bamboo Colony at the base of Potrero Hill. The tipster’s succinct subject line: “It’s gonna be a…