As Mortgage Rates Tick Up, Applications And Home Sales Are Falling
The average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage ticked up from 4.28 to 4.33 percent over the past week and is now within 25 basis points of the two-year high…
Appeals Denied, Approved 400-Foot Rincon Hill Tower Cleared To Rise
Having rejected the three appeals filed by a neighboring high-rise’s HOA, San Francisco’s Board of Appeals has cleared the way for Equity Residential to begin demolishing the existing buildings at…
A Hard Lesson For CA Teachers: $44M Lost On 8 Washington Project
A public records request has uncovered that The California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) invested $45 million and has lost $44 million on the failed waterfront development known as 8…
The Lange House (And Lot) Hits The Market In Cole Valley
If you’ve ever coveted the large Cole Valley Victorian at the corner of Carl and Stanyan, now’s your chance to act, or at the very least to take a peek…
Purchase Loan Activity At Lowest Level Since September 2011
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Purchase Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume for home purchases in the U.S., has fallen to its lowest level since September of 2011 on…
Having Risen, Bayview Beacon Ready To Shine
Bayview Rise, a mural by Haddad | Drugan which rises 187 feet on the façade of Pier 92’s grain elevator will be officially illuminated and animated on February 26 at…
High-Rise Wars: New Tower Appealed By Neighboring High-Rise HOA
As we first reported this past December, while the demolition permits to raze the buildings at 340 and 360 Fremont Street in order to clear the way for the approved…
They’ve Literally Struck Gold While Digging Downtown
A plugged-in tipster reports that they have struck gold, quite literally, while excavating Transbay Blocks 6 & 7 for the 32-story tower and mid-rise to rise along Folsom Street. Okay,…
Plans for a Pair of Passive Houses in SF and the Active Opposition
As proposed, the existing two-story house at 2123 Castro Street which was built in 1912 will be demolished in order to make way for a contemporary, three-story home to rise…
Google Is NOT Moving Into The Mission, At Least Not Yet
While the Financial Times has reported that Google is taking over the industrial space at 16th and Alabama in the Mission, a story which has been picked-up and republished by…