Fireplace, Foreclosure And Figurative Fireworks Over (In) Noe Valley
As we wrote in March 2008: Another plugged-in reader already stole our thunder (and pretty much all our lines), but to sum it all up: 1. Eight months ago 1420…
Not That Nightingale, But Speaking Of Battles Involving The English…
The sale of 201 Buchanan (a.k.a. The Nightingale House) closed escrow today with an MLS reported contract price of $1,575,000 (asking). Purchased for $1,605,000 in October 2007 but marked “confidential,”…
Apartment Leasing Business Going To The Dogs Brokers In SF?
While a comparison of Craigslist listings over (rather than point in) time would be more compelling, a plugged-in reader with a rental unit in soma echos The Bay Citizen’s report…
Pommes Des Pommes (And A La Cornue) At 159 Cervantes
Purchased for $2,050,000 in June 2007 the single-family Marina home at 159 Cervantes is back on the market in 2010 asking $1,895,000 (8 percent less). We’re assuming the “Le Cornufe”…
Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension For Closing (Not Contract) Date
While terms of the federal homebuyer tax credit originally required a signed contract by April 30 and closing by June 30, Congress has extended the closing date to September 30…
Movement In The S&P 500 Versus Case-Shiller Since 1987
Sorry folks, but as noted, we screwed the proverbial pooch when we originally posted our reader’s S&P 500 versus Case-Shiller Index chart. Our greatest sin of which we do know…
Noe Valley Plaza Meeting: This Will Make (For) News In Noe Valley
Unhappy with plans for the proposed Noe Valley Plaza and a perceived lack of being heard, a few voices were raised during a Planning Department presentation last night. Via Noe…
Movements In The S&P 500 Versus San Francisco’s Case-Shiller Index
A plugged-in reader plots the past ten years of S&P performance versus the composite* Case-Shiller Index. Currently up 11 percent year-over-year, the S&P 500 has fallen 13.6 percent since the…
Pending Home Sales Plummet And The Markets React
The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index (“a forward-looking indicator”) fell 30 percent from April (110.9) to May (77.6). All seasonality and now stimulus aside, the index fell…