You Make The Call On Rich Aurilia’s Berry Street Play
As we wrote in January: Asking $1,950,000 in September 2006, the three-bedroom condo atop 255 Berry Street known as #610 was purchased by former San Francisco Giants #35 Rich Aurilia…
Purchase Activity In The U.S. Is Up (WOW) And Down (YOY)
With average 30-year mortgage rates up by 9 basis points over the past week to 4.93%, mortgage application volume for purchases in the U.S. increased 14.3% versus the week before…
Just “52 Days On The Market” (And $789 Per Square) For 41 Castle
As a plugged-in reader notes, the sale of 41 Castle closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $2,500,000 ($789 per square foot). The 3,170 square foot recently rebuilt…
The Very Short Sale Of 2225 23rd Street
On Friday we noted the “very short sale” listing for 2225 23rd Street #316 at $150,000 versus the $395,000 which was paid in 2005. On Monday a plugged-in reader wrote:…
Three Percent Over 2003 But Remodeled (And Auctioned) In Between
Unfortunately the sale of 108 Bronte for a reported $579,000 last week isn’t apples-to-apples with its sale for $560,000 in July 2003 as the South Bernal Heights home was remodeled…
1945 Hyde As Proposed And Opposed In Russian Hill
Built in 1920, the two-story and 19,739 square foot parking garage at the corner of Hyde and Russell contains 58 parking spaces. As proposed, the Russian Hill garage would be…
What Might Sir Isaac Newton Infer From These Apples?
The sale of 2416 Gough closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $2,075,000. Purchased for $3,025,000 in July 2008, call it an apples-to-apples 31.4 percent ($950,000) decline in…
Trader Joe’s Withdraws Application For Castro Store
Despite a recent outreach campaign, according to a plugged-in source, Trader Joe’s has withdrawn their application to open a store at the Market and Noe Center (2280 Market) in the…
Burn It, Polish It, And Sit On It Out Back
A wood burning fireplace surrounded by Gumwood built-ins, a woody remodeled kitchen, and a couple of wooden decks out back. Asking $1,149,000 for the Cole Valley home. ∙ Listing: 1154…
I Always Feel Like…
Established in 2006 to reward informants for reporting unreported transfers of real estate and the underpayment or property taxes, San Francisco’s Real Estate Watchdog Program has resulted in 62 “referrals,”…