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From a plugged-in reader with respect to San Francisco’s rental market: I do consulting and building inspections for major lenders for commercial properties (apartment buildings over 6 units are considered…
A “big pit” and un-renovated historic brick building for seven years when the development of a dotcom office park stalled out, in 2007 the calling to become condominiums came. Originally…
If you’ve been plugged-in to SocketSite since 2006 you probably already know that 1470 Noe once belonged to Mr. Moises Alou. And that it was on the market in October…
A plugged-in tipster forwards a photo montage currently making the rounds on Wall Street and simply entitled “TARP.”
Asking $699,000 when originally marketed by Brown & Co. but then re-listed, reduced and withdrawn at $549,000 last month, 3731 Fillmore Street #2 is back on the MLS with a…
The bank owned sale of 250 King Street #266 closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $620,000. And yes, that’s 3.3% “over asking!” in industry speak. And likely…
From J.K. Dineen with respect to many of those recently cleared but undeveloped lots now dotting the landscape in San Francisco: With residential and commercial construction stuck in a deep…
From a plugged-in hipster’s comment: I have rentals in SF and though it’s still pretty easy to fill a vacancy here, the prices are softening. I just re-rented a condo…
The bank bought it back last September for $600,000. And with a tax assessed value of $27,691 at the time, we’re guessing a bit of “ghost equity” might have been…
According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco fell 21.8% on a year-over-year basis last month (229 recorded sales in January ’09 versus 293 sales in January ‘08)…