That’s A Negative, Ghost Rider…
“The Treasury sold $10 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities at a negative yield for the first time at a U.S. debt auction as investors bet the Federal Reserve…
Case-Shiller Says…San Francisco MSA Falls Across All Tiers In August
According to the August 2010 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 0.3% from July ’10 to August ’10, down 34.6% from a peak…
The Plans To Preserve (And Expand Upon) David Ireland’s 500 Capp
Artist David Ireland passed away in May 2009 a year after selling the 1886 Victorian he had lived in since 1975 and transformed into a work of art residence. Purchased…
San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory Hits New Half-Decade High
Inventory of listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco increased 2.5% over the past two weeks to a new half-decade high of 1,985 active listings. On average, inventory…
Two 2 Million Dollar Sales And Now Two Months At 22 Percent Less
In June of 2005 a newly remodeled 290 Frederick hit the market as a single-family home listed for $1,995,000. Two months later it closed escrow with a recorded contract price…
No Bids So A New Listing And (Another) Reduction Up On Sotelo
As we wrote this past June: Listed for $1,599,000 as a bit of a fixer (or at least an updater) in July of 2007, 56 Sotelo Avenue sold for $1,900,000…
Bull-ish On Edgewood And New Listings From Which To Choose…
We can’t finger the original architect but Henrik Bull gets the credit for remodeling 227 Edgewood in the Sixties and Eighties. And while we might suggest a touchup in the…
San Francisco County Unemployment Holds At 9.7% In September
Preliminary September labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties pegs the unemployment rate at 9.7%, 8.4% and 9.1% respectively, unchanged in all three counties. On…
1813 Greenwich Returns With A New Facade And Double The Footage
Self dubbed “The Sage House,” 1813 Greenwich has returned to the market as a 3,600 square foot “state of the art” three-bedroom home asking $3,650,000. And yes, 1813 Greenwich looked…
A 2009 Vintage Eureka Valley Apple Falls At 3563 21st Street
As we wrote three months ago: Never mind transaction costs or whether or not a one year hold typically makes for a good return in real estate, instead focus on…