Co-Living Portfolio on the Market in San Francisco
A portfolio of five “trophy” buildings which have been remodeled and reconfigured by Starcity to yield 72 individually rentable rooms, with shared kitchens and living spaces for the residents, are…
Number of Homes on the Market in SF Plummets 40 Percent
Having dropped 20 percent in the first few days following San Francisco’s stay at home order having been issued, the number of homes on the market in San Francisco has…
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High-End Loft Just Fetched a Mid-2015 Price, But…
As we outlined back in January, just two months ago: Purchased for $1.85 million in mid-2015, the remodeled two-bedroom, 1,565-square-foot unit #216 in the Oriental Warehouse building at 650 Delancey…
Pace of Existing-Home Sales in the U.S. Was on the Rise
Having slipped 1.3 percent in January, the seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales across the U.S. jumped 6.5 percent in February to an annual rate of 5.77 million sales, according…
Statewide, More Restrictive, Stay-at-Home Order Issued for CA
“The California State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health is ordering all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at…
Muted Plans for Proposed Fisherman’s Wharf Hotel
Having faced some pushback from the City’s Planning Department with respect to their proposed approach, as originally rendered above, the plans for a five-level hotel to rise up to 40…
Mortgage Rates Spike
Having inched up from an all-time low of 3.29 percent to 3.36 percent last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since jumped another 29 basis points…
Inventory Levels in SF Drop 20 Percent in 3 Days
Having hit a 9-year high at the beginning of the week, prior to the COVID-19 related stay at home order having been issued in San Francisco and the Dow having…
Million Dollar Reduction Moves Updated Mission Home
As we outlined last week: Purchased as a 2,000-square-foot property, “in need upgrading,” for $1.31 million in May of 2018, the single-family home at 1160 Florida Street has since been…
The Plans for a Residential Addition Atop This Historic Garage
Plans for a 4-story addition to rise atop the historic two-story garage at 1650 Pacific Avenue, which was designed by the O’Brien Brothers and built in 1921, adjacent to Harris’…