Three Amigos Of FHA Requirement Changes In Effect Or Coming Soon
Announced in January, all three amigos of requirement changes for FHA loans should actually be in effect soon: New FHA borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 580 to…
2683 San Jose: One Of Our One Hundred And Eighty
From the listing in 2007 when 2683 San Jose sold for $649,000 (listed for $648,888): Completely redone including electrical & plumbing. 2bd 2ba open floor plan. Inlaid hardwood floors, coved…
The Designs (And Approvals) For 1100 Ocean Avenue As Proposed
The 1100 Ocean Avenue site above, the design for development below. And the plans as proposed: The proposal is to demolish the existing bus shelter and surface parking lot and…
Bank-Owned And Short Sale Listings On The Rise In San Francisco
While the volume of bank-owned sales is on the decline for the greater Bay Area (26.7 percent of sales in June, the lowest since April 2008 and down from 36.7…
Proposed Noe Street Plaza DOA
Speaking of Noe Valley, the letter to residents from the Planning Department’s Andres Power last week with respect to a proposed Noe Street Plaza: Dear Noe Valleyans, As we have…
A Bounty Of New Noe Valley Apples (And Summer Inventory)
Purchased for $1,410,000 in August 2002, 636 28th Street sold for $1,600,000 in January 2005 (effective annual appreciation of 6% per year from 2002 to 2005) and then sold for…
A Grand Over Asking (But 36 Percent Under 2007) At 1310 Fillmore
As we wrote this past February: Asking “in the $900’s” for the five three-bedrooms at Heritage on Fillmore (1310 Fillmore) in December 2006, number 802 sold in November 2007 and…
As One Ecker Turns (Back On): September Grand Re-Opening Planned
One Ecker Place has officially changed hands. And as a plugged-in tipster noted earlier this week, the sales office is positioning for a September grand (re)opening. Asking $450,000 to $1,400,000…
San Francisco County Unemployment Back Up To 9.6 Percent In June
Preliminary June labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 9.6%, 8.2% and 9.2% respectively, up 0.4 percentage points in San…
From A Two/Two To A One/Two At One Two Five Zero Jones
While most dream of doing the opposite, 1250 Jones #1302 was converted from a two-bedroom to a one in order to expand the living room and kitchen (which now sports…