JustQuotes: HOPE(less)
Les Christie reports: In the five months since it has been in effect, HOPE has helped exactly one homeowner to avoid foreclosure. This despite Congress having made $300 billion available…
The Side Story (Quite Literally) For 2306 Broadway: 2310 Next Door
As a seriously plugged-in (and seemingly omniscient) reader notes, the sellers of 2306 Broadway aren’t moving far. From a tipster: bought the house next door to the left for 9…
Coming Soon And An Überprime Data Point To Be: 2306 Broadway
Coming soon and asking $6,495,000 according to Nina Hatvany, it’s a plugged-in tipster that suggests we keep an eye on 2306 Broadway which is currently being prepped for sale. And…
Caution: A Few Forward Looking Statements For 188 Haight
The parking out back is a bit funky, and its insides need some work, but we do like the bones of 188 Haight and its proximity to what could one…
The Lighthouse Lofts Apple Of Our Eye Returns (1097 Howard #308)
As we wrote about Lighthouse Lofts (1097 Howard) #308 when it was listed for $2,400,000 and sold for $2,450,000 in 2007: Featuring 18-foot ceilings up high, and hickory and pecan…
When Up Is Down: Bay Area Building Permits And U.S. Sales
Bay Area building permit activity rose 111 percent from January to February with 80 percent of the gain attributable to a single 143-unit mixed-use Berkeley project. At the same time,…
Mission Accomplished: 1005 Duncan Closes For Over Asking
As a reader wrote about 1005 Duncan two months ago: We looked at this house in ’07 and seriously considered putting in a bid, but the agents told us that…
Architecture Watch: 118 Cervantes Boulevard Gone Green/Modern
It’s a rather dramatic rebuild and rebranding of 118 Cervantes Boulevard that incorporates wood, concrete and two arrays of exposed photovoltaic cells on its façade. And of course, how it…
Unable To Fund Loan(s) At The Beacon? Hmm…
From a tipster trying to close on a condo at The Beacon: ast week we were trying to move on a unit at The Beacon and found out some pretty…
2350 Lombard Rising: Twelve New Townhouses Over Commercial
A reader wonders if we know what’s rising at the corner of Scott and Lombard and we do. 2350 Lombard will consist of twelve new “townhouses” over ground floor commercial…