The “Confidential” Infinity Short Sale Scoop: 301 Main #9E
Asking just under $900,000 when the Infinity sales office first opened, tax records suggest 301 Main Street #9E was purchased for $867,000 in March 2008. The upgraded Tower One condo…
Insight Into The Inevitable Once Again?
“Nearly 40 percent of homeowners who received a loan modification that reduced monthly loan payments by 20 percent or more were at least two months late again within a year…”…
The Grinch That Stole A Reader’s Wreath
From a plugged-in reader in Pacific Heights this weekend: I’m looking to enlist your support in some public shaming. You can also point-out the utility of installing a video camera…
A Not So Sweet December For Marquee Lofts #702 Five Year Hold
Purchased for $1,400,000 in November 2004, returned to the market this past March asking $1,800,000, and reduced to $1,365,000 in October, the sale of the Stanley Saitowitz re-designed Marquee Lofts…
A Country(wide) Home In The City: 31 Clipper
Purchased for $675,000 in March 2003, public records would suggest 31 Clipper has actually been bank owned for the past two years (and taken back with $857,500+ owed). “Freshly painted”…
A Rather “Junior” Russian Hill Resale For 2552 Hyde
As a plugged-in reader notes, the sale of the single family 2552 Hyde Street closed escrow today with a reported contract price of $1,385,000, 29 percent under its February 2007…
More Along The Lines Of A Figurative San Francisco “Tsunami”
“ now expects losses of 3.8 percent on loans underlying 2005 prime-jumbo bonds, with estimates of 8 percent for 2006 securitizations, 10.9 percent for 2007 debt and 12.3 percent for…
San Francisco’s Tsunami Inundation Map (Literally Not Figuratively)
By way of the California Emergency Management Agency, California Geological Survey, and University of Southern California: San Francisco’s Tsunami Inundation Map. The inundation map has been compiled with best currently…
San Francisco County Unemployment At 9.7 Percent In November
Preliminary November labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 9.7%, 8.0% and 8.9% respectively, down 0.2 percentage points in San…
Latest San Francisco Listing Euphemism: “Unfinished” Versus Stripped
Purchased for $1,888,000 in October 2005, 1522 Lake Street underwent a major renovation and returned to the market this past July asking $2,100,000. It didn’t sell. A week ago it…