Expectations for Skinny Transbay District Tower Reset
Plans to redevelop the downtown parking lot parcel at 524 Howard Street were first approved nearly three decades ago, at which point a 23-story office building was expected to rise…
Designer Glen Park Home Fetches 9.5 Percent over Its 2014 Price
As we wrote three weeks ago: Designed by architect Strachan Forgan and built for himself in 2007, the 1,850-square-foot Glen Park home at 1223 Bosworth Street was featured on the…
More Height and Density on Van Ness as Newly Proposed
While plans for a six-story over basement building to rise up to 65 feet in height upon the former service station site turned perennial Christmas tree lot on the northwest…
Modern LEED Platinum Home Fetches $3.7M
Designed by DNM Architecture, built for “a technology company executive” in 2014 and priced at $4.75 million in the first quarter of 2016, the LEED Platinum certified home at 4443…
Mortgage Rates Hold, Fed’s Next Rate Hike Expected in June
With the impact of the Fed’s predicted rate hike last week having already been priced in, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has been holding around 4.44 percent,…
Plans for Western NoPa Infill Project Push Ahead
Plans to raze the Sunshine Cleaners at 1735 Fulton Street, along with the former Poleng Lounge/Storyville Jazz Club building next door, a few doors down from Papalote and Barrel Head…
Pending Home Sales in the U.S. Tick Up along with Inventory
Having dropped to a 39-month low at the beginning of the year, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, for which 100 denotes “an average level” of activity,…
New Condo Sales and Pricing Dip in San Francisco
While the sales figures for new condos in San Francisco at the beginning of this year received a boost from the official opening of the sales office for the 42-unit…
Employment Ticks up to (Mostly) Record Highs as Growth Slows
Having dropped by a downwardly revised 3,700 at the beginning of the year, the number of people living in the city of San Francisco with a job increased by 2,900…
Two-Bedroom on Third Fetches 5.7 Percent over Its Early 2015 Price
Purchased for $700,000 in April of 2015, the 1,016-square-foot Bayview condo #2414 at 5900 Third Street returned to the market priced at “$698,000” two months ago. The top floor unit,…