San Francisco Listed Sales Volume In June: Down 14% YOY
While sales volume for listed single-family homes in San Francisco fell 6% on a year-over-year basis in June, condo sales volume fell 22% (180 transactions in June 2008 versus 140…
Insert Your Head Here (From The Terrace Of 1100 Union #300)
It’s an enviable view from the terrace of 1100 Union (La Mirada) #300. Bonus points for naming the sculptor (or identifying other originals in the mix). ∙ Listing: 1100 Union…
JustQuotes: Mortgage Rate Update
“The average 30-year rate dropped to 5.2 percent from 5.32 percent, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac of McLean, Virginia, said today….The 15-year rate averaged 4.69 percent.” ∙ U.S. Mortgage Rates Drop…
If You Owe The Bank $100 $90 Million…
While San Francisco’s W Hotel has sold for $90 million (less than half its estimated replacement cost), a “two-year $90 million loan for the 277-room Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco”…
Hidden Behind A Two-Unit Building (And Possibly The Paint)
Simplemente, “La Casa Roja” (not to be confused with “La Casa Verde“) es muy colorida. ∙ Listing: 766 South Van Ness Ave #766 (3/2) – $749,000 (TIC) ∙ It’s Not…
PMI’s Market Risk Index Report: 1st Quarter 2009
According to the latest PMI Market Risk Index, the San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MSAD ended the first quarter of 2009 with a 66.2% likelihood of house price declines over the…
Another One Rincon Hill “02” Returns One Floor Below (Step Beyond?)
On the heels of One Rincon Hill (425 1st Street) #2202 closing escrow with a recorded contract price of $1,150,000 this past March (purchased for a recorded $1,300,000 in June…
Its Last Call Is Heard: Apples To Apples For 1409 20th On Potrero Hill
The “LAST CALL! Final $ Reduction” for 1409 20th Street did not fall on deaf ears as its sale appears to have closed escrow on 6/29/09 with a reported contract…
Listed San Francisco Single-Family Home June Sales: Down 6% YOY
Sales volume for listed single-family homes in San Francisco fell 6% on a year-over-year basis in June (219 transactions in 2008 versus 205 in 2009), up 19% versus May (and…
Visions For Empty Lots 2.0
John King continues to riff on what could be done with the myriad undeveloped and stalled out lots currently dotting San Francisco, this time soliciting visions from teams of architects…