Mortgage Rates Inch Up, 30-Year within a Basis Point of 4-Year High
Having jumped 45 basis points since the beginning of the year, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up another 2 basis points over the past week to…
Remodeled Lion Pub Building Back on the Market for $2.6M More
Purchased for $3.4 million in the first quarter of last year, the former Lion Pub building on the southeast corner of Divisadero and Sacramento has been completely remodeled, with high-end…
Conversion of Mid-Market Retail Space Calendared for Next Month
Completed a year ago next month and dubbed “6×6 San Francisco” by the marketing team, the new 350,000-square-foot retail center at 945 Market Street has sat empty ever since, not…
State Drops Legal Challenge of SF’s Waterfront Height Limit Measure
The State of California has agreed to drop its legal challenge of San Francisco’s Proposition B, the voter-approved “No Wall on the Waterfront” measure which maintains existing height limits for…
Existing Home Sales in the U.S. Start 2018 Down
Having dropped 3.6 percent this past December, the pace of existing-home sales in the U.S. dropped another 3.2 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.38 million…
Modern SRO Units in the Mission Closer to Reality Sans Toilet Sinks
Plans to redevelop the used car lot on the northwest corner of South Van Ness Avenue and 15th Street have been refined and are now closer to reality in the…
The Story Behind This Freestanding Façade Part Two
Having been approved and permitted for a remodel and expansion, the 2,700-square-foot Noe Valley home at 655 Alvarado Street was effectively demolished behind the remnants of its original facade, as…
Rent-Free Housing for Actors and Artists as Proposed
The underdeveloped downtown Berkeley site at 2009 Addison Street, upon which the former Collier Motor Sales building and garage sits, was purchased by the adjacent Berkeley Repertory Theater (BRT) back…
Major Price Cut for a Former Consulate in San Francisco
Designed by Bliss & Faville and built following the Great Quake of 1906, the nearly 14,000-square-foot Pacific Heights mansion at 3001 Pacific Avenue was purchased by the Egyptian government in…
Timing and Cost for Affordable Studios to Rise in Mission Bay
While the development rights for Mission Bay South Block 9 have been awarded to BRIDGE Housing and Community Housing Partnership (which will manage the proposed 141 studios for currently homeless…