Mortgage Rates on the Move up, Poised for Post-Election Jump
The average rate for a 30-year mortgage ticked up 3 basis points over the past week to 3.57 percent, which is the highest rate since the beginning of June but…
Potential Historic Resource Sells for $1.57 Million in the Sunset
Listed for $1.795 million in March, the sale of the corner property at 1455 Irving and 16th Avenue, upon which the remnants of an historic neighborhood service station sit, has…
The Plans for 420 (13th Street) in Oakland
Built in 1959 to provide parking for tenants of the First Western Building at 1330 Broadway, plans to convert the nine-story garage at 420 13th Street into a Downtown Oakland…
Judge Backs Law That Could Ban Majority of Airbnb Rentals in SF
A federal judge has rejected the arguments of Airbnb and HomeAway that their online listings and subsequent transactions are protected by the First Amendment and Federal Communications Decency Act, upholding…
Ashbury Heights Apple Fetches $3.85 Million
Purchased for $3.4 million in April of 2015, the fully-remodeled and seismically upgraded five-bedroom home at 908 Ashbury Street returned to the market listed for $3.595 million early last month.…
The Early Election Results in San Francisco
Based on a tally of 273,736 ballots cast, which is roughly half of the 513,623 potential votes in San Francisco, here are early results for the real estate related ballot…
False Hopes for Blighted McDonald’s Site Driven by BRT
The emergence of construction trailers, equipment and a crew on the parking lot portion of the shuttered McDonald’s at 600 Van Ness Avenue, which has been newly festooned with a…
No Train Service to San Francisco’s New Transit Center before 2026
While bus service to and from San Francisco’s new Transbay Transit Center is scheduled to start in November or December of 2017, and rail service to the center was originally…
Major Oakland Condo Project Cut in Half
The plans for a pair of residential towers to rise up to 20 and 27 stories in height at 325 Seventh Street, on an S-shaped site extending from the corner…