While Underwhelmed By The Finishes, We Do Like The Floor Plan
We’re not so sure we would characterize the remodeling as “spectacular,” but the floor plan for 2040 Franklin #708 is rather appealing with dual entrances to the one toilet and…
From Bad To Worse And Business As Usual At NAR
From Bloomberg with respect to the National Association of Realtors revised figures for existing homes sales over the past four years: The number of existing homes sold in the U.S.…
Unhappy Holidays “In The Heart Of Pacific Heights”
Purchased for $910,000 in September 2006 with 20 percent down and a $728,000 loan, the buyer of 2142 Franklin was $41,636 past due on payments by the end of 2010.…
Challenge Of BMR Resale Restriction Misses By Two Months
Having purchased resale restricted BMR condominiums in San Francisco at below market rates, a group of BMR owners filed suit against the City in May 2009 claiming the right to…
Housing Starts Up Driven By Demand For Rentals
Housing starts in the U.S. were up 24.3 percent year over year in November driven by demand for rentals and multi-family housing with construction of structures with five (5) or…
Cow Hollow Infill And Ongoing Intrigue On Green
In 2007 the 6,800 square foot Cow Hollow home at 2151 Green Street sold for $9,000,000 which included the undeveloped lot at 2157 Green Street next door. Following a lot…
No Apples (Or Appreciation) At 844 Bay
Purchased for $4,600,000 in August 2008 following a complete rebuilding and remodel, in 2009 the 4,500 square foot home at 844 Bay Street was remodeled again including a new Arclinea…
Still Nearly 30 Percent Short At 310 Townsend Versus 2007
As the apples-to-apples “Regular Sale!” of 310 Townsend #108 closed escrow earlier this month selling for 26 percent ($136,000) under its 2007 purchase price, the “short sale” of 310 Townsend…
Penthouse Atop San Francisco St. Regis Sells For A Record $28 Million
As we first reported earlier this week, the bank-owned penthouse atop the San Francisco St. Regis was in contract having been listed for $35 million, down from $70 million in…
San Francisco County Employment Up By 3,100 In November
Preliminary November labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties pegs the unemployment rates at 7.8%, 6.9% and 7.5% respectively, down 0.3 percentage points in San…