San Francisco real estate tips, trends and the local scoop: "Plug In" to SocketSite™
As plugged-in people know, the parking lot at 524 Howard has been facing foreclosure with an estimated $23,038,931 owed. The site was approved for development twenty-two years ago, the rights…
“Mortgage rates for 30-year loans in the U.S. declined to a nine-month low as concern grew that the nation’s economy is slowing. The average rate for a 30-year fixed loan…
It’s time for a (slightly edited) guest editorial from a plugged-in reader: I am a homeowner in SF’s 11th political district. The neighborhoods in my district have the potential to…
From an inauspicious 11,444 close on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to 10,809 on Monday, bounced to 11,239 on Tuesday, and closed today at 10,719.94, down 500 points.…
In August of 1997 it sold for $449,000. In April of 2000 for $728,000. In July of 2003 for $779,000. And in May of 2007 it sold for $950,000. Yes,…
Purchased for $836,000 in March 2007 with 20 percent ($167,200) down, seven months later a second mortgage for $134,200 was taken out against single-family home at 166 Encline Court. This…
From our report in May: As we noted in 2007 a few months after the sales office at One South Park first started taking soft reservations, sales materials denoted eighteen…
The proposed short sale of 2040 Broadway #301 has been in contract since June 1 but still hasn’t closed escrow per the MLS. Purchased for $1,850,000 in 2004, the 2,052…
As a plugged-in tipster notes, as proposed the three car garage at 604-608 Broderick will be razed and a four story, three-unit residential building will rise with three replacement parking…
How does a home which was purchased for $695,000 in 2004 return to the market as a short sale listed for $799,000 in 2011? When its first mortgage was refinanced…