Fixed Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Lows (Again)
According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates averaged 3.83 percent (with 0.7 points) for the week ending today, a new all-time low, down from…
Yelp Inks An Eight Year Lease For One-Third Of 140 New Montgomery
Yelp has inked an eight year lease for 100,000 square feet of the 295,000 square foot Pacific Telephone Building at 140 New Montgomery which is currently undergoing a major renovation…
$100,000 Of Free Federal Money For Underwater Homeowners
With a budget of $772 million, the California Housing Finance Agency’s Keep Your Home California program was ready to reduce over 15,000 underwater homeowners’ loan principal by up to $50,000…
The Design And Details For Rapid Transit (BRT) Down Van Ness Avenue
Following years of planning, analysis and public feedback, the design for San Francisco’s first Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route on Van Ness Avenue has been selected with busses to run…
Protest Alert: Rally Against 8 Washington
San Francisco Supervisor David Chiu is expected to join the San Francisco Tenants Union, a couple of “Occupy” groups, and a few neighborhood associations who oppose the 8 Washington Street…
Up 15 Percent Year-Over-Year For A Polished South Beach Apple
As we reported with respect to a polished South Beach apple back in February: Listed for $1,288,000 in January 2011, the 2,097 square foot #320 at 200 Brannan sold for…
BofA Offers To Forgive Principal (If It Makes Economic Sense)
If you happen to be underwater on your home, were at least 60 days past due on a Bank of America mortgage as of January 31 and your housing expenses…
No Movie Studio NIMBY’s? How About Low Income Housing Instead…
The full prose from Skywalker Properties outlining their decision to abandon plans to build the movie studio as rendered above on the Lucas owned Grady Ranch over in Marin and…
Citing “Market Conditions,” 870 Harrison Seeks 3 More Years To Start
As plugged-in people know, the building of a 65-foot-tall mixed-use building at 870 Harrison Street was approved back in 2009. Running out of time to start construction before its approval…
Have You Heard The One About The House With Over 50 Offers?
From a plugged-in reader yesterday: One of my buddies who works at told me today that he bid on a place on 20th Street that went for 65% over asking…