BLU Cuts Pre-Sale Required Green To $575,000 (And Up To 26%)
According to the sales office over at BLŪ, the “starting price” cuts of 17 to 22% as reported by SF New Developments are in direct response to a fast approaching…
Early January Listed Sales Results For San Francisco: Down 34%
Based on an early count of 142 sales of listed single-family homes, condos and TICs in January, sales volume in San Francisco has dropped 34% on a year-over-year basis (versus…
4552 19th Street Joins The High-End Half Million Dollar Cut Club
With a $300,000 cut late yesterday, the recently renovated 4552 19th Street in District 5 joins the high-end million dollar (and over 30%) price cut club. Now asking $2,999,000 or…
Fannie Seeks To Stoke Demand By Increasing Limits For Investors
From Bloomberg: Fannie Mae, the mortgage-finance company under U.S. government control, will no longer bar real- estate investors from qualifying for its loans if they already own four properties as…
Bank Owned For The Past Year But Now On The Market: 279 Flournoy
279 Flournoy was purchased for $440,000 in October of 2003, bought back by the bank in January of 2008 for $486,023, and has now hit the market for $349,900. Perhaps…
Two Sides To The New Mission Theater Zoning “Error” Story
From the Chronicle last week: On Jan. 6, as part of a major rezoning effort, the board approved legislation limiting building heights on Mission Street to 65 feet. Prior to…
Homeowners In The West “Now Nine Percent Less Delusional!”
While we don’t buy into Zillow’s analytics as accurate measures of any reality (or realty), we can’t argue with the results of their surveys on perception. A recap of their…
4356 25th Street: No, It Hasn’t Closed Escrow But In Contract It Is
As a general rule we don’t point out properties we’ve previously featured until they’ve actually closed escrow. But we did take some heat for suggesting that 4356 25th Street could…
Another “Limited Time Offer” And Additional Cut At Symphony Towers
In October Symphony Towers (750 Van Ness) cut prices on 20 units in its tower one by up to 30%. Positioned as a limited time offer with “no plans” for…
The Rather “Studly” Julian Waybur House (3232 Pacific) For Sale
The Julian Waybur House at 3232 Pacific Avenue is a “Historic Coxhead Shingle-Style Home with Presidio and Golden Gate Views.” And while it wasn’t in bad shape “before,” it’s now…